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
NYC renaming street 'Jack Kirby Way' in honor of famed comic book artist
Jack Kirby, widely known as a co-creator for the Marvel Universe, will soon have a street in the Lower East Side named after him.
NY bars, eateries taking 'Philly' cheesesteaks off the menu amidst basketball rivalry, The Post reports
In the midst of a basketball rivalry, certain New York bars and eateries are taking “Philly" cheesesteaks off the menu.
NY leaders rally against surveillance pricing, which uses shoppers' personal data to set prices
New York leaders, advocates and labor unions rallied against surveillance pricing, a practice that uses shoppers’ personal data to set individualized prices.
Border czar threatens to flood NY with ICE agents; Hochul responds
Border Czar Tom Homan is threatening to flood New York with "more ICE agents than you've ever seen before."
Hochul's lead over Blakeman widens, two-thirds of voters unfamiliar with GOP candidate
Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman remains strong as voters continue to struggle with recognizing the Republican candidate.
Multiple Queens locations vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, NYC Council speaker says
Multiple locations in Queens, including synagogues, were vandalized with antisemitic graffiti overnight, according to the New York City Council speaker.
NYPD seeking man who stole wheelchair worth $5K
The NYPD are searching for a man who stole a wheelchair worth $5,000 in the Bronx.
Scotty Mac's Sippy Poo BBQ will raise money for military, veteran families
A special barbecue event will raise money to support the families of military members and veterans this weekend.
Trump admin refuses to give up congestion pricing fight, seeks to overturn previous ruling
The Trump administration is seeking to overturn a previous ruling in favor of congestion pricing.
Applications for Mamdani's free NYC child care program are now live
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that applications for New York City's first free child care pilot program are now available.