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Jessica Formoso
Jessica Formoso joined the FOX 5 team as a reporter in August 2015.
Prior to FOX 5, Jessica was a general assignment bilingual reporter for News 12 networks, including News 12 En Español.
Jessica has covered Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy, and the Ebola outbreak in New York. She has also reported on the surge of unaccompanied children crossing the border and migrating to our area.
In May 2013, she received the Garden State Journalists' "Best TV-General News" award for her story, "Mexican Red Cross Helps Sandy Victims."
She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Jessica lives on Long Island and is a graduate of Hofstra University, where she majored in broadcast journalism and minored in economics.
In her free time, Jessica enjoys spending time with her family and friends, working out, shopping, and dancing.
The latest from Jessica Formoso
Justin Timberlake set to appear in Long Island court next week for DWI charges
While the “Cry Me a River" singer was performing in Poland his lawyer filed a motion to dismiss the case citing that the criminal complaint that was filed was defective.
Crowdfunding effort launched to save beloved West Bank Cafe
The theater community in New York City is rallying together to attempt to save the West Bank Café in Hells Kitchen and its Laurie Beechman Theatre.
New York State bans realistic active shooter drills in schools
The New York State Department of Education is banning realistic active shooter drills in schools after parents and teachers voiced their concerns, calling the drills too traumatic for students.
Brooklyn residents rally to close migrant shelter amid violence concerns
Residents in Clinton Hill say that a shelter in their neighborhood housing over 4,000 migrants is the source of increased violence in the area, including a shooting last weekend.
What to know about New York's largest offshore wind farm on Long Island
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the construction of Sunrise Wind, a 924-megawatt project developed by Ørsted. Officials expect the project to transform the economy on Long Island and beyond.
Bear sightings surge in NJ: Latest towns impacted, safety tips
Officials in Essex County, NJ are warning residents to be vigilant after several recent bear sightings.
NYC migrant mothers selling candy with their young children: 'We don't have a choice'
Maria and her one-year-old baby stand in a busy subway station nearly every day with a cart and cooler selling water and cups of chopped fruit. They are aware of the danger and know it's not legal, but say there is no other option.
NYC expands debit card program for migrant families to buy food, baby essentials
NYC is expanding a program providing migrant families with debit cards to buy food and baby essentials.
NYC officials call for extended lifeguard hours after teens drowned off Rockaways
There is a new push for greater swimming safety in New York City following the apparent drownings of two teenagers off of Rockaway Beach last month.
Man accused of shooting NYPD officers charged, claims guns are being smuggled into NYC migrant shelters
Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, the Venezuelan migrant accused of shooting 2 NYPD officers is facing attempted murder charges, and claims that the gang Tren de Aragua is smuggling guns into NYC shelters.