CeFaan Kim
Prior to joining Eyewitness News, he was a reporter for News 12 Westchester/Hudson Valley, where he lead the station's coverage of the January 2015 Metro-North train crash that killed 6 people, the deadliest in its history.
CeFaan launched his career in 2003 as a photographer and field producer at NY1 News in New York City. In 2008, he traveled to Iowa and New Hampshire to cover the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani, and Barack Obama. He also co-produced Eliot Spitzer's 2006 gubernatorial general election debate, Andrew Cuomo's primary debate in his run for State Attorney General, and Hillary Clinton's 2006 senatorial debate.
His exclusive story about a woman who died while waiting for EMTs during the "Christmas Blizzard" of 2010 forced the Bloomberg administration to admit the city's response to the storm had been inadequate.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, CeFaan graduated from New York University where he majored in Broadcast Journalism. He is a former sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves; he graduated from Non-Commissioned Officer's Academy on the Commandant's List. In addition, CeFaan is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association and serves as co-chair of its Media Watch Committee.
CeFaan's Stories
Former NYPD Chief of Detectives Boyce questions DA after no hate crime charge in Chinatown stabbing
Sources say the 36-year-old stabbed in his back in Chinatown last week with an 8-inch-kitchen knife is not likely to survive but is still fighting for his life.
NYPD task force provides answers on violent attacks against Asians
A string of violent attacks across New York City, targeting Asian Americans, has the community on edge and demanding more to be done to protect them.
Community mourns Asian American photographer Corky Lee who died from COVID
A photographer from New York City made it his mission in life to chronicle the forgotten members of his community, and his legacy will remain an inspiration even in his death.
Woman sucker-punched in face in Manhattan speaks out, police search for suspect
The unprovoked attack left a gash under the woman's eyebrow that required 10 stitches.
1-on-1 with Andrew Yang: Where he stands on NYC's issues
Andrew Yang is speaking out on where he stands on some of the biggest issues that New York City is facing amid the COVID pandemic.
LaGuardia High School student speaks out after teacher allegedly called her terrorist
Students are speaking out after a New York City high school teacher allegedly harassed a Muslim student and called her a terrorist.
Residents furious after being displaced from Yonkers apartment building
Yonkers residents are furious after they were forced to evacuate their building on Thursday following a four-alarm fire the previous night.
Young barbers help carry on Chinatown's legacy, bridge generational divide
They are part of the next generation in Chinatown. Born and raised in Chinatown. Replanting their roots in the neighborhood they are from.
Christmas miracle: Boy with missing ear to have life-changing surgery
A life-changing surgery will give a young boy with a rare ear condition the gift of hearing just in time for the holidays.
Man plans to sue NYPD after police SUV ran into protesters this spring in Brooklyn
"We were there to protest against police brutality and then we became victims of police brutality ourselves." A man who says he was struck by an NYPD vehicle during protests this spring is speaking out.
