Arthur Chi'en
Arthur Chi'en is the Weekend Anchor for FOX 5 in New York. The three-time Emmy Award-winning newscaster currently is also a general assignment reporter with duties that range widely from feature, investigative, and political stories to breaking news including extensive coverage during the Covid-19 pandemic, the decriminalization of cannabis and issues ranging from transportation to public policy.
Chi'en attended Columbia University and began his journalism career at NBC News, working his way up as a producer for NBC's Nightly News with Tom Brokaw and as a New York Bureau producer for the Today Show.
As a member of the Specials Unit, he covered several high-profile events from hurricanes to plane crashes to major trials including the crash of TWA 800 and the O.J. Simpson trial, in addition to election coverage.
Joining New York 1 in 1998, Arthur left the producing ranks and started reporting. He was assigned to a variety of subjects from hard news to features to investigative. While he found expertise in transportation, the September 11 attacks, and the clergy sex abuse scandal would constitute the bulk of his work in his time there.
Chi'en would eventually work for WFXT-TV in Boston before returning to New York as a correspondent at WCBS-TV and WPIX-TV where he covered national and international events such as Hurricane Sandy, the transit strike, and the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia.
The latest from Arthur Chi'en
MTA expresses concern over NYC's slow pace in preparing for congestion pricing
On Wednesday, the MTA’s chairman and CEO said the city has yet to meet at commitments on bus lane infrastructure improvements.
Man arrested after dog runs onto park turf in Brooklyn
Officers asked the dog's owner for identification, but he didn't have it on him. He was taken to the local police precinct to be held until he was able to show officers a photo from his phone that showed his identification.
Upper East Side terror: NYPD seeking stroller-pushing suspect
Upper East Side residents are sounding the alarm about a man who they say has been going around the neighborhood, demanding money, spitting on people and even assaulting them.
20 Parks Department vehicles vandalized in Central Park
Glass littered the floor from broken side mirrors, smashed tail lights and shattered windshields.
NYC Council looking for answers to explosion of illegal weed shops
With thousands of illegal smoke shops remaining open across New York City, officials are looking for ways to crack down more effectively.
NYC plans use of smart curbs to change how streets are used
"One thing we want everyone to understand is that our streets, or public spaces, don’t only belong to the people that have a vehicle," Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez told FOX 5 NY.
Airbnb limits some new reservations in NYC as new short-term rental laws take hold
Officials and housing advocates pushing for the new rules say they're necessary to protect the city’s housing stock and to stop apartments from becoming de facto hotels.
Several New Jersey homes at risk of falling into creek
Residents in Middlesex say continued erosion from rainfall means their homes are on the brink of falling into a nearby brook.
Search continues for missing alligator in New Jersey
Authorities believe the alligator was somebody’s pet and discarded at the lake, possibly because then lake is teeming with life ranging from turtles to large carp.
Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000
Rudy Giuliani has surrendered to authorities in Georgia to face an indictment alleging he acted as former President Donald Trump’s chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert the 2020 election.