Josh Einiger
While at WABC, Josh has reported from the scene of the world's biggest news events, including mass shootings in Parkland and Orlando, FL and hurricanes in Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico. He covered the catastrophic condo collapse in Surfside, FL, the concert bombing in Manchester, England and the inferno at Notre Dame in Paris. He won an Emmy award for his coverage of the Trump Administration's "family separation" policy at the Mexico border, and he spent a week chronicling the refugee crisis on the Ukraine-Poland border. Josh has reported extensively on national politics from Washington, and he was on the scene for the capture of the Boston Marathon bomber.
Josh's stories from the front lines of New York's 2020 Coronavirus lockdown contributed to the station's national Edward R. Murrow award for its pandemic coverage. Josh has also won Emmy awards for his role covering a terror attack on a Manhattan bike path and the fatal crash of a helicopter in the East River. He chronicled the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, as well as countless other severe weather events in the New York area and beyond. As WABC's Long Island Reporter, he led the station's coverage of the search for a serial killer near Gilgo Beach.
Before joining WABC, Josh worked as a reporter in Philadelphia, Orlando and Albany, and freelanced as a national correspondent for Fox News affiliates. He got his start behind the scenes as a field producer, photographer and assignment editor in New York and Philadelphia.
Born and raised in Manhattan, Josh grew up watching Eyewitness News; joining the team he idolized from childhood has been the honor of his life. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in political science and history. In his spare time, you might find him cycling around Central Park, or boarding a plane to explore the world.
Josh's Stories
Nurses at psychiatric hospital on Upper East Side hold vigil, threaten to walk off job
Outside Gracie Square Hospital, a psychiatric hospital, on the Upper East Side Wednesday night, nurses threatened to walk off the job.
Exclusive NYPD ride along exposes illicit sex trade in NYC, what officers are doing to stop it
Eyewitness News reporter Josh Einiger got an exclusive look at the NYPD's new strategy to combat the illicit sex trade surging in some parts of New York City.
NYPD officer killed in murder-suicide in the Bronx laid to rest
The off-duty officer was killed last week in his father's Bronx apartment in an apparent murder-suicide.
NYPD officer killed in murder-suicide in the Bronx to be laid to rest Friday
The off-duty officer was killed last week in his father's Bronx apartment in an apparent murder-suicide.
Man rescued from crane after suffering leg injury in White Plains
A male construction worker, who was stuck on top of a crane with a broken leg, was rescued from emergency crews Wednesday afternoon.
Police and community come together for annual National Night Out
The annual gathering is aimed at building camaraderie between police and the communities they serve.
Teen swimmer found after going missing in Queens; taken to hospital
Divers raced back to the surf after the swimmer washed back near where he had disappeared hours earlier.
Neighbor 'in shock' after friend killed trying to escape raging floodwaters in Orange County
For Jessica Eshleman, she isn't just shocked about her mud-choked home, she also lost her friend who was killed in rushing floodwaters in Orange County.
Exclusive NYPD ride-along captures wild police chase in the Bronx up close
A simple car stop for a fake license plate became an all-out chase on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Josh Einiger witnessed the wild chase and the moments after during an exclusive ride-along with police.
Tempers flare at LaGuardia after flights delayed, then canceled
A plane pulled into the gate at LaGuardia on Monday evening after a 'two-hour twenty-minute odyssey around the network of taxiways.