Briella Tomassetti
Briella Tomassetti joined the Fox 5 New York news team in April 2019 as a general assignment reporter.
A native New Yorker, Tomassetti was born in Queens and raised on Long Island.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Delaware with a B.A. in Mass Communication and minors in Journalism and Italian Studies.
Tomassetti began her career as a student journalist by writing, editing, and field producing weekend segments for sister station FOX 29 Philadelphia.
Shortly after graduating college, she landed a job reporting and producing for WRDE-TV, an NBC affiliate in Rehoboth Beach.
Tomassetti then moved on to report for hyper-local cable station Fios1News, exclusively covering breaking news stories on and around Long Island.
During her free time, she enjoys singing, playing the piano, and spending quality time with her pup, Mr. Chester.
The latest from Briella Tomassetti
NJ woman's act of kindness creates kidney donor chain
A NJ woman is being credited with saving four lives after donating her kidney to a total stranger.
Could a COVID-19 'vaccination pass' become the new normal?
There are several new apps in the works to store records and other COVID health information. It may be the information you'll need to provide in order to fly on a plane, attend a concert or even land a new job.
Over 7M New Yorkers can get COVID-19 vaccine, but long waits remain
Five brand-new COVID-19 vaccination sites opened across New York on Wednesday, but patients still find themselves facing long wait times to get vaccinated.
First two of six planned vaccine 'mega-sites' open in New Jersey
New Jersey is stepping up its vaccination efforts today, opening the first mega-site to administer the COVID vaccine in Morris County.
Cuomo, Murphy, de Blasio demand answers on D.C. riot
Governors Andrew Cuomo and Phil Murphy joined fellow Democrats in condemning the chaos on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and called for answers as to how the riot was allowed to happen.
After a violent 2020, NYC records first homicide of 2021
A community is in mourning after 20-year-old Robert Williams was gunned down on the eve of his 21st birthday, becoming New York City's first homicide victim of 2021.
Nursing home celebrates New Year's Day with vaccinations
The Daughters of Israel skilled nursing facility in West Orange received doses of the vaccine.
Coronavirus vaccine rollout continues in NJ
More essential workers in New Jersey rolled up their sleeves Thursday for a shot of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.
How the John A. Reisenbach Foundation is helping New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19
On December 26, the John A. Reisenbach Foundation will rebroadcast a special to help New Yorkers who have been hit hard by COVID-19.
De Blasio: New stimulus bill doesn't go far enough
De Blasio has been pleading for a federal bailout to weather the COVID-19 pandemic but he claims his calls for help have mostly gone unanswered.