Lew's View: Don't close Rikers Island
Lew Leone is the vice president and general manager of WNYW-FOX 5. He is taking to the airwaves with his thoughts on current affairs. It's called "Lew's View."
The Whole Foods Diet
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey eats steel cut oats for breakfast every morning. He also has a green smoothie. In his new book, The Whole Foods Diet,' Mackey shares a 28-day dietary program for healthier living. At the core of The Whole Foods message is: consume more plant-based foods and less un-processed foods.
Making matzo at Manischewitz | Jen at Work
The star of any Passover Seder is the matzo, so Fox 5 went to the biggest matzah manufacturer in the country: The Manischewitz Company factory in Newark, New Jersey, to find out how it is all done. Manischewitz is the No. 1 matzo baker in the world and beyond. The last man to walk on the moon -- Astronaut Gene Cernan -- often used the word "Manischewitz" in outer space as a substitute for...
The Big Idea: Architect with ALS designs residence for patients
At first look there is nothing remarkable about a bedroom Fox 5 visited with its family photos, collection of DVDs, and sports mementos. It is who lives here that makes it so extraordinary. Steve Sailing, 48, has been living with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), for 10 years. The disease cripples the body but not the mind.
Good Day Cafe: Limani Seafood Grill
Limani Seafood Grill in Westfield, New Jersey, is known for its delicious Mediterranean food. In honor of the upcoming Greek Independence Day Parade in New York, husband-and-wife team George Vastardis, executive chef and owner, and Vasilia Vastardis, manager, came to the Good Day Cafe to demonstrate some of their favorite dishes.
Long Island Spirits | Made on Long Island
Rich Stabile has it down to a science. The electrical engineer-turned-master distiller opened Long Island Spirits 10 years ago.
Comfort foods by the Scottos
The Scotto family of Fresco by Scotto including Good Day NY co-host Rosanna Scotto shared their favorite comfort food recipes.
Recipe: Eggs in a Foxhole
MacArthur's Riverview Restaurant at the Thayer Hotel on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point shared the following recipe for its popular 'Eggs in a Foxhole' recipe.
East Coast Wood Barrels | Made on Long Island
Michael Georgacopoulos and his father-in-law George Voicu have been bending staves since 2013, during a time when demands for barrels were overflowing because of the spike in craft distilling. Voicu, who is originally from Romania, is the owner and master cooper of East Coast Wood Barrels in Medford, Long Island. It is the largest cooperage on the East Coast.
Internment camp survivor relives past, hopes history won't repeat itself | The Human Race
Mitsue Salador was an 18-year-old freshman studying nursing at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed an Executive Order forcing more than 100,000 Japanese Americans, many of them U.S. citizens, into internment camps.
The Big Idea: Is life a simulation?
What if the life we know is actually an illusion and we are living in a simulation?
The Big Idea: Reading revolution through song
It looks and sounds like any normal kindergarten classroom. But Jacqueline Abinikad's students at the Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, New York, are learning to read a different way. They're using a program called Wordstart.
Being Biracial | The Human Race
Race isn't real. There is no scientific proof it exists, and yet the concept shapes how we see the world, how we are perceived by others and how we see ourselves. History shows us that four-letter word is often all that stands between freedom and captivity, prosperity and poverty, even life and death. And when it comes to personal identity, society's interpretation of this concept doesn't...
Spectronics Corporation | Made on Long Island
Car manufacturers throughout the world use fluorescent leak-detection dyes to cut down on emissions. They are made on Long Island.
Lorighittas with heirloom tomatoes
Named for the iron ring that was used to tether horses to hitching posts in old-time Sardinia, this unique pasta shape is off set by the spicy ’nduja and salty olives for a wildly gratifying pasta dish.
The Big Idea: Parallel universes and other dimensions
Every day some seven billion people roam planet Earth. People moving through time. Through space. But what if there was more than meets the eye: additional dimensions or perhaps another universe, entirely.
Decorating homes for the holidays | Jen at Work
Decorating your home for the holidays is a great way to get into the Christmas spirit. But if you don't want to do it yourself, you can hire someone to do it for you. So we put our Jennifer Lahmers to work, climbing up on the rooftops and decking the halls.
Dri Mark | Made on Long Island
A Long Island company has been proudly making markers in the USA since the 1970s.
Seating Solutions | Made on Long Island
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is arguably one of the greatest American traditions. Millions of people watch it on television and line the parade route. Many of them sit on bleachers that were manufactured on Long Island.
The Big Idea: Fighting food allergies
From the outside it is unnoticeable but for those who suffer day in and day out from food allergies it can be debilitating.