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 coverage including the Ebola outbreak, the death of Eric Garner, and the Charlie Hebdo terrorism case.
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 Megan Kanka trial. His other major assignments there included the Oklahoma City bombing, the arrest and subsequent trial of O.J. Simpson, and election coverage for Decision 1994 and 1996.
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
Illegal marijuana shop raided in Brooklyn
Authorities arrested two people after a raid against a shop selling marijuana without a license in Brooklyn.
How thousands of motorists evade tolls with license plate tricks
A video obtained by FOX 5 News shows a car going through the RFK Bridge cashless toll using a license plate that flips to a blank slate when the car approaches the E-ZPass reader.
Lower Manhattan residents object to demolition of Wagner Park
The 3.5-acre slice of park space at the foot of Battery Park City is one of the most treasured features of the area. Wagner Park features gardens, tree-lined esplanades, and grass lawns. Here is why it is about to be torn up.
NYC businessman vying for NY casino license
New York is getting ready to hand out three casino licenses and the competition is fierce, with several big-name corporations vying for a spot. But that's not stopping a local businessman from throwing his hat into the ring.
Standing Is Tiring (SIT) Act would let workers sit down on the job
Some New York lawmakers want to force businesses to allow employees to sit down on the job.
What are all those taxi and for-hire ride surcharges?
These days, the list of fees, taxes, and surcharges for your ride in a taxi, Uber or Lyft has gotten long and complicated. What do they mean and why are you paying them?
How safe is your data with tap-and-go subway payments?
With the MTA's OMNY payment system for subways and buses about to complete its takeover next year, making the MetroCard a thing of the past, the technical upgrade in our lives to a real-time system tracking our every commuting move has some civil rights and privacy groups sounding the alarm that our freedom is at risk.
Concern as corporations buy up NYC real estate
As corporations buy more and more real estate in New York City, some tenants say they're being pushed out at the end of their leases or facing massive rent hikes.
New York's life expectancy falls, largest drop in the nation: CDC
According to the CDC, in the year 2020, New Yorkers saw the largest decline in life expectancy in the nation.
Push to get young people to vote on Primary Election day
In the June primaries, just 18% of voters were between the ages of 18 and 29.