Jacob Flanagan
Jacob Flanagan is a Digital Content Creator at FOX 5 NY/WNYW. He is tasked with helping keep FOX5NY.com and the FOX Local mobile and CTV apps current with up-to-the-minute news updates, monitoring breaking news situations and posting to FOX 5 NY social media accounts.
Before joining FOX 5 NY in 2019, Jacob was a web editor for FiOS1News. In his career, he has covered Hurricanes Irene and Sandy, every presidential election since 2012, the Buffalo supermarket mass shooting, and more.
A Hudson Valley native, he has also worked as a web editor and audio engineer for The Takeaway on WNYC.
The latest from Jacob Flanagan
MTA: Manhattan traffic dropped 7.5% in first week of congestion pricing
New York City’s congestion pricing program appears to have reduced the number of cars entering the city's central business district by 7.5%. But experts warn against drawing conclusions too quickly.
Bronx open-air drug market continues to plague residents despite cleanup efforts
An open-air drug market at 149th Street and Melrose Avenue in the Bronx continues to thrive, despite city efforts to address the issue. Now, local lawmakers are renewing their demands for more work to be done to clean up the area.
Bronx fire displaces hundreds, leaves lingering questions over building conditions
Investigators are continuing to look into the cause of an apartment building fire in the Bronx that left over 250 people homeless, as some residents say desperation due to poor heating conditions in the building may have led to the fire.
Suspect arrested in fatal stabbing of 14-year-old boy in the Bronx: NYPD
A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder after a seemingly random stabbing in the Bronx that killed a 14-year-old boy.
14-year-old randomly stabbed to death in the Bronx: NYPD
Authorities say 14-year-old Caleb Rios was found stabbed to death Friday morning at the Mitchell Houses in Mott Haven.
NYPD officer in serious condition after car crash in Harlem
The crash, which happened at West 122nd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, left the officer and another woman injured.
New York has $19B in unclaimed funds: Find out if you're owed money
New Yorkers are sitting on $19B in unclaimed funds from uncashed checks, dormant bank accounts and other sources dating back as far as the 1940s.
Robbers hit 49 stores across NYC, stole ATMs, cash: NYPD
Police said the trio of burglars struck 49 stores across Upper Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens between Sept. 19 and Dec. 26.
NYC launches congestion pricing today: What you need to know
New York City's controversial congestion pricing plan begins today. Here's what you need to know about how it works, who it affects and what it will cost.
Judge rules NYC congestion pricing may begin as scheduled January 5
New York City's controversial congestion pricing plan will begin as scheduled after a judge rejected an attempt by New Jersey to get a temporary restraining order against the initiative.