Kayla Mamelak
Kayla Mamelak joined the FOX 5 News team in February 2017. Originally from California, Kayla started her career reporting for an NBC affiliate in Worcester, MA. There, she worked on general assignment stories as well as anchored the evening newscast. Kayla then moved to FiOS1 News in Westchester County, NY where she reported primarily on breaking news. Today, Kayla does general assignment reporting for FOX 5, covering New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Kayla graduated from Boston University with a major in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sociology.
The latest from Kayla Mamelak
MTA vaccination policy in question after workers say status not checked
The public transportation system that moves the greatest number of passengers in the nation is struggling to get compliance on track.
Deadline for NY home healthcare workers to get COVID vaccine
Thousands of workers tasked with the complicated care of some of New York’s most vulnerable could be out of a job.
NYC schools vaccine mandate in effect; estimated 15K staffers refuse vaccine
An estimated 15,000 employees of New York City's Department of Education will not be allowed into work Monday, after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
United Nations General Assembly to return with epic gridlock
Drivers trying to get around Manhattan’s East Side should expect each day to feel like a new, and frustrating, puzzle for the rest of the month.
CUNY students return to campus as COVID mandate anxiety high
The normally exciting start to the academic year has many filled with anxiety over COVID-19 and related mandates.
'Pass Over' marks first play to return to Broadway while Delta variant fears rise
1,200 people packed the August Wilson Theater for the premiere of the new play 'Pass Over.' It was the first Broadway play since March 2020.
Shootings surge across NYC with incidents skyrocketing in Queens
A series of violent incidents have officials turning their attention to southeast Queens where multiple shootings have been reported in the borough in just one week.
Washington Square Chaos: Community, NYPD meet to address rampant drug use, violence in park
Hundreds of fuming locals packed the basement of a Greenwich Village church Wednesday night to address the recent chaos in Washington Square Park.
Fate of liquor to-go in limbo as NY legislative session ends without extension
Alcohol to-go is one of the few, if not the only, thing New Yorkers fondly recall about the pandemic.
NYC herd immunity in jeopardy as 5 million vaccine goal not likely
Mayor Bill de Blasio is conceding that he will likely fall short of his initial goal of five million New Yorkers vaccinated by the end of June, but not by much.