A teen worked hard for her Sweet 16, only to have it sabotaged by the very people who should support her Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A teenager who almost lost her life outside of a sweet 16 birthday party is starting her long road to recovery. Brooklyn native Nubia Mann was an innocent bystander, one of ...

People’s feelings about their birthday can differ quite significantly: while some want it to come and go as quickly as possible, others spend countless hours planning a big celebration. The latter was ...

Six teenagers were shot and wounded after a Sweet 16 party in Brooklyn, according to New York City police. The gunfire erupted at around 1 a.m. Sunday, about 20 minutes after the birthday party at an ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Gun violence is hitting close to home for the city’s gun violence prevention czar. A.T. Michell-Mann’s niece was among six teenagers wounded in a mass shooting early Sunday in ...

Six teenagers were shot and wounded outside a Sweet 16 birthday party at a Brooklyn event space early Sunday, police said. A pair of gunman opened fire on a crowd outside Burbuja Events on Atlantic ...