Briana Scalia
Briana Scalia is a Digital Content Creator with FOX 5 NY, where she covers breaking and featured news stories in New York City and the surrounding communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
A Long Island native, Briana comes to FOX 5 from The New York Times, where she spent three years as a news assistant to the National Desk. During her tenure at the Times, she covered a wide range of events, from the 2024 presidential election and the pro-Palestinian campus protests to the Uvalde school shooting. She also contributed to the making of The Daily’s "One Million" episode, which told the stories of those who had lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Briana graduated from Fordham University with majors in journalism and political science and a minor in American studies. She also served as The Fordham Ram’s Opinion Editor for four years and Executive Editor for two.
The latest from Briana Scalia
Two pedestrians hit by truck in East Village, 1 critically injured
Two people were hit by a truck at an intersection in the East Village Friday night.
AOC set to campaign across New York weeks leading up to midterms
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will campaign across New York in the weeks before the upcoming midterm elections.
Yankees host Mets at Yankee Stadium for opening game of Subway Series
The New York Yankees and Mets go head-to-head tonight in the opening game of the final Subway Series.
1 dead in connection with new cluster of Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx
One person has died in connection with a cluster of Legionnaires' disease after five were diagnosed with it in the Bronx.
2 stabbed in Hell's Kitchen; 1 dead, 1 injured, NYPD says
A man was fatally stabbed and a woman was injured in an attack in Hell's Kitchen, according to the NYPD.
Mamdani creates 'Office of Worker Power' to help 'improve working conditions'
New York City is now home to the country's first Office of Worker Power, designed to help workers become "informed and connected."
Partial building collapse in the Bronx leads to 2 injured, FDNY reports
A partial building collapse in the Bronx has left at least two people injured, according to the FDNY.
AG James warning NYers of potential student loan forgiveness scams
Attorney General Letitia James is warning New Yorkers that scammers are targeting college students seeking loan forgiveness.
EXCLUSIVE: Mother, brother of woman who stabbed 2 in Times Square speaks out
"Why didn't they grab her by the arm?" The mother of 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros, who stabbed two people in Times Square, speaks out in an exclusive interview.
'I would rather kill both of you': 2 dead in Times Square stabbing, including alleged perpetrator
One of the two victims of a stabbing attack in Times Square is now dead, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.