Lauren Glassberg  | ABC7 WABC News Team
Lauren is an Emmy-award winning journalist who has been a member of the Eyewitness News Team since 2000.

Before coming to WABC TV, she anchored and reported at stations in Akron, Little Rock and Minneapolis.

She actually got her start in journalism as a teenager, reporting for the Main Street Wire, the newspaper on Roosevelt Island, NY.

It was always her dream to cover her hometown of New York City. She is primarily WABC TV's feature and lifestyle reporter.

You can watch her restaurant features, called Neighborhood Eats, most Fridays during Eyewitness News at 5 p.m.

She is also a frequent substitute anchor.

Lauren is a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. She lives in Manhattan.

Lauren's Stories
Columbine: 25 years later, steps taken in hospitals to provide gun awareness for children
Twenty-five years after the mass shooting at Columbine High School, Eyewitness News is looking back and examining how one local hospital is providing awareness to stem the increase of child injuries from guns.
Mother shocked by $50 fine after 4-year-old son has bathroom emergency in Battery Park
Michiko Sasaki was fined $50 after her son had a bathroom emergency that he couldn't hold any longer while outside in Battery Park.
Hillary Clinton offers support to New York City families in call for improved child care services
Hillary Clinton attended the IGP Women's Initiative, where she called for improved child care services in New York City.
How New York is preparing for the total solar eclipse bonanza in April
Excitement and anticipation are building for the coming total eclipse, and for the state of New York, that means total preparation.
Books with themes of diversity found in trash outside Staten Island elementary school
The books covering topics like Black history, LGBTQ themes and more were found with critical notes attached to them.
Manasquan continuing fight over controversial buzzer-beater call in semi-final game with Camden
Attorney Jerry Clark is now petitioning the Department of Education, which oversees the Athletic Association, to address wrongfully overturned buzzer-beater call.
Nassau County Executive stands firm on transgender athlete ban in women's sports
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman adds that transgender athletes, born male, are bigger, faster, and stronger than female athletes.
Woman 'petrified' after being attacked by tenant inside Long Island City apartment building
A woman says she's living in fear in her own home after being attacked by a fellow tenant inside her apartment building in Queens, and it's possible that she may not be his only victim.
Arrest of serial toll evader highlights violations costing Port Authority millions of dollars
Toll evaders are costing the Port Authority millions of dollars in lost revenue, and one particular toll cheat, who was caught last week, racked up close to 300 violations.
'Hatred kills:' 81-year-old Holocaust survivor shares experience and warns against the rise in hate
As Saturday marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, 81-year-old survivor Gabriella Major wants to remind the world that "hatred kills."