Lauren Glassberg
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
Surge of restaurants played role in New York City's storefront revival, study says
According to the same study, more than 70% of neighborhoods citywide have seen an uptick in food and drink businesses.
Saks Fifth Avenue will not host annual holiday light show this year
Saks Fifth Avenue says the flagship store in New York City is changing its approach to the holiday windows for the 100th anniversary this year.
NYPD says migrant children behind several violent crimes near Times Square
Police say they first targeted Central Park this summer and now Times Square is their playground.
AIDIR Challenge to award $1M in honor of man killed while protecting girlfriend, 2 women on Oct. 7
A woman from New Jersey is flipping the switch on technology that is often used to promote antisemitism and instead using it to promote peace.
Back-to-school: NYC making progress toward smaller class sizes, but challenges remain in years ahead
New York City is making progress toward smaller class sizes, but the next few years will be challenging, Schools Chancellor David Banks says.
New York City kids inspired as breakdancing, born in the Bronx, makes Olympics debut
Breakdancing has come a long way since it got its start in the South Bronx more than 50 years ago.
MTA bus driver hailed as hero for saving toddler who wandered into busy Staten Island street
A New York City bus driver is being hailed as a hero for using his instincts as a father to rescue a little boy who accidentally wandered several blocks from home.
Anti-prom set to be held at NY Public Library welcomes all teens
The New York Public Library holds an anti-prom in the Bronx, Staten Island, and Manhattan, to give young people an alternative to the traditional end-of-year dance.
New York officials testing neighborhoods near the Gowanus Canal for potentially toxic air, soil
New health concerns that affect residents along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn are being investigated.
Manhattan veterinarian tells all in new memoir after 3 decades of house calls for pets
Some of Dr. Amy Atta's clients in her 30 years providing house calls for pets included the late Joan Rivers, Cher and Billy Joel.