
Dana Arschin
Dana Arschin joined the FOX 5 News team in August 2016. She previously worked as a general assignment reporter for News 12 The Bronx/Brooklyn.
Dana traveled to Poland in 2018 to learn more about her ancestors killed in the Holocaust. She shot and wrote three Fox 5 Films on her journey. One of them, ‘The Forgotten Camps,’ won a NY Emmy Award. During her tenure at News 12, Dana also won a NY Emmy Award for her reporting on the city's cleanup efforts in Brooklyn during the 2014 snowstorms.
Dana grew up on Long Island, where she discovered her passion for journalism at a young age. She made her broadcasting debut in the fifth grade, reporting for her elementary school's first-ever news station— Jackson Broadcasting Kids.
Dana graduated Cum Laude from the University of Delaware with a double major in Spanish Studies and Communication. She also received a Master's Degree with honors in Broadcast Journalism from the New York Institute of Technology.
She is fluent in Spanish, conversant in Portuguese and a beginner in Mandarin. During her free time, you can find Dana flying on the trapeze, eating at new NYC restaurants and planning her next travel adventure.
She is also the proud granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor and goes into classrooms to share her grandfather's story.
Dana lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter.
The latest from Dana Arschin
LIRR will test battery-powered rail cars; seeks to eliminate diesel
The LIRR will start phase 1 of its project next month on the Oyster Bay line, where trains run on diesel.
'Cookies for the Soul' are selling out
A mother-daughter duo on Long Island is looking to give other cookie companies a run for their money.
Long Island restaurants still struggling to find staff as reopening continues
As the tri-state continues to reopen, restaurants are finding it more difficult to hire back the staff they need to support their business.
Movie studio coming to Port Washington
After two years of public hearings and project revisions, a movie studio— with six stages— is coming to a hamlet in Nassau County.
Pickleball grows in popularity during pandemic
Pickleball, invented in the 1960s, has evolved over the decades and is still growing in popularity, including in New York.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine supply set to temporarily drop
The supply of the Janssen vaccine will fall next week but New York officials don't expect any vaccination appointments to be canceled.
Holocaust survivor recounts leaving her family when she was a teen
Anita Weisbord is a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor thanks to her mother sending her to England via the kindertransport. She continues to tell her story today.
New Yorkers 16 and over now eligible for COVID vaccine
New Yorkers over 16 years old can sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday.
Hempstead mayor calls for vaccine equality
Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. wants to be able to give Hempstead residents a heads up about pop-up vaccine clinics.
COVID rates in NY remain high despite new CDC guidelines
The coronavirus positivity rate is still 3% in New York, and is at 4.3% on Long Island.