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
Study: Stress may cause you to go gray sooner
There is little more frustrating than finding a stubborn gray hair, and according to a study published by Harvard University, stress could cause you to go gray sooner.
MTA: Bus ridership is down except along 14th Street
Ridership on NYC Transit's buses decreased for the sixth straight year in 2019, hitting its lowest level in two decades, according to MTA statistics.
Long Island student helping animals orphaned by wildfires in Australia
11-year-old Lily Rosengard has become a young hero in her community for sewing dozens of different colored “Joey” pouches to send off to Australia, in hopes that they’ll help nurse marsupials orphaned by Australia's wildfires back to good health.
Special exhibition of portraits of Holocaust survivors
Photographer Danny Weiss teamed up with Temple Judea Holocaust Research Center's Dinah Kramer to create a special exhibit of photo portraits of Holocaust survivors.
Radical Women: Kim Hill's Brooklyn boutique with a community mission
Kim Hill is the owner of a special boutique in Brooklyn called Radical Women. She explained the origin of the name.
'One-gallon challenge' teaches NJ students about global water plight
What is the One-Gallon Challenge and how does it relate to women around the world?
Soho Diner offers old-school atmosphere with modern touches
A new 24-hour diner in Manhattan has some old-school charm with some modern menu touches.
The meaning of Christmas in New York
What defines the Christmas spirit in New York?
Last-minute holiday shoppers hit the stores
With just hours to spare until Christmas Day, shoppers are scrambling to make their final holiday purchases, be it at big box stores or even smaller holiday markets to find food, toys, trinkets and stocking stuffers.
Last-minute Christmas shoppers hit the stores for ‘Super Saturday’
Today is ‘Super Saturday,’ otherwise known as the last Saturday before Christmas, and hordes of shoppers braved the bitter cold in Midtown Manhattan to finish their Christmas shopping.