Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Background
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon is a general assignment reporter at The Post. He joined the staff in 2019 after more than three decades as a professional journalist. He previously worked in various capacities at the New York Daily News and the USA Today Network of Gannett Co. He was an award-winning member of the Investigations Team at Gannett’s Journal News/lohud.com. He is a former adjunct professor of journalism at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY.
Latest Articles
NYPD raids rogue migrant encampment on Randall's Island for second day
August 15, 2024 | 7:36pmNYPD and parks police officers stormed the Manhattan park for the second straight day on Thursday -- breaking down what remained of an illegal migrant encampment and open-air market peddling...
Mom of three gunned down while making TikTok — allegedly by ex she predicted might kill her
August 15, 2024 | 2:02pmKaitlynn Lee was "laughing, dancing and lip-synching" while filming with a friend when she suddenly turned to look at someone knocking on her window, according to authorities.
Cops close to arrests in murder of 'General Hospital' star: report
August 15, 2024 | 1:19pmMultiple arrests are imminent in the murder of "General Hospital'" actor Johnny Wactor as authorities were closing in on gang members, according to a report Thursday.
Filthy migrant encampment -- including illicit open-air market hawking drugs -- sprouts up on Randall's Island: 'It's a calamity'
August 14, 2024 | 5:37pmMore than 50 tents have now been set up along the East River on Randall's Island, on the outskirts of the city-run 2,000-bed mega-shelter.
Food bank accidentally hands out meth-laced candies worth $600 each to the homeless
August 14, 2024 | 1:40pmThree people have already been hospitalized after popping methamphetamine-laced candies that were accidentally distributed to the homeless by a well-meaning New Zealand food bank.
Kayaker recounts insane caught-on-camera close encounter with great white shark
August 13, 2024 | 6:43pmIan Walters and his pal John-Patrick Thomas were out fishing from their kayaks off the San Francisco coast when they realized they were being followed by a great while shark.
Migrant charged with rape in third NYC sex crime bust of an asylum seeker in two weeks
August 13, 2024 | 3:20pmA Senegalese immigrant who was ordered out of the country by an immigration judge last year is now behind bars on charges that he raped woman in the Bronx last...
Woman allegedly raped by NYC migrant in Coney Island breaks her silence: 'It was attempted murder'
August 13, 2024 | 1:51pmThe homeless woman allegedly raped at knifepoint by a migrant with a history of sexual assault told The Post it felt like her attacker wanted to kill her. "I kept telling him...
Marathon swimmer quits after realizing he was going in the wrong direction: 'What a blow!'
August 13, 2024 | 11:57amMarathon swimmer Jim Dreyer, nicknamed The Shark, thought he had conquered Lake Michigan only to have to quit the 80-mile swim after realizing he was adrift after his GPS went...
NYC migrants — including one charged in sex assault 4 months ago — raped woman at knifepoint, beat her boyfriend: sources
August 12, 2024 | 11:26amTwo migrants were arrested for a knifepoint rape in Coney Island – including one who charged in a previous sexual assault case just four months after he illegally crossed into the...
Brute charged in attack on MTA workers freed after cutting deal -- only to go on slashing spree a year later
August 11, 2024 | 6:16pmChristina Marrero was charged with attacking MTA workers in the subway but got a deal to walk free if he got psych help. Instead, he allegedly attacked three people in...
Jewish man stabbed by attacker shouting ‘Free Palestine’ and antisemitic slurs in NYC
August 11, 2024 | 8:49amBystanders were able to detain the attacker until police arrived to make an arrest.
Firebug accused of torching NYC building that injured 9 freed without bail, back in neighborhood
August 9, 2024 | 12:28pmStanley Garcia was charged with setting the July 16 Bushwick blaze that injured nine people on July 16. Inexplicably, he was released without bail and was back in the neighborhood...
Video captures vicious knife attack in NYC laundromat that left one dead, another seriously wounded
August 8, 2024 | 7:28pmA 47-year-old man was repeatedly stabbed and killed and another was wounded during a random, caught-on-video slashing attack inside a Bronx laundromat early Thursday morning.
Skydiving student killed in freak accident ID'd as 'vibrant and loving' 28-year-old
August 8, 2024 | 2:25pmKayla Kieko Black, 28, was identified this week as the skydiving student tragically killed with instructor Devrey LaRiccia in California on Friday when the pair hit a "dust devil" pocket...
NYC man torched Verizon van during wild road rage outburst -- in front of his young child: feds
August 8, 2024 | 1:50pmKevindale Nurse blew his top during a road rage encounter with a Verizon work in Brooklyn, and ended up throwing an explosive device into the vehicle, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Chilling video appears to show suspects pushing cart with body parts to NYC station — just hours before torching remains
August 7, 2024 | 4:02pmNew surveillance footage shows two figures pushing a laundry cart with human remains across a Bronx street, as cops try to tie human remains to a body found torched in...
Girl, 4, killed when golden retriever falls five stories and lands on her in shocking new video
August 7, 2024 | 1:11pmShocking video shows the moment a Golden Retriever plummets from a building and lands on a 4-year-old girl, killing the youngster in a freak accident in India on Tuesday afternoon.
Ex-con charged with murder after Walmart worker stabbed in violent attack
August 7, 2024 | 11:42amA California man released from prison in March is back behind bars after authorities said he walked into a Walmart outlet this week and fatally stabbed an employee in an...
MTA worker who slashed himself, faked subway attack so he could take summer off speaks out
August 6, 2024 | 1:30pmHenry Herring admitted to The Post that he slashed himself to get time off from his job with the MTA -- but claims he had a "plausible reason" for trying...