Brigid Bergin is an award-winning senior reporter on the People and Power desk.
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Education During Trump's Second Term; Rockaways Deal With Long A Train Suspension; BRCA Mutations and Other Cancers; Reconciling With Estranged Family
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Education During Trump's Second Term; Rockaways Deal With Long A Train Suspension; BRCA Mutations and Other Cancers; Reconciling With Estranged Family
This Week in Politics: How New York and New Jersey voted in the election
Saturday, November 09, 2024
As we continue to sift through the results from Tuesday's election, there are plenty of questions about what it all means going forward. WNYC's senior politics reporter Brigid Bergin ...
NY's Congressional Swing Seat Results
Wednesday, November 06, 2024
WNYC's Brigid Bergin talks about the results so far in New York's swing Congressional seats, plus reports on how New Yorkers voted on the ballot measures.
This Week in Politics: Why the path for control of the House runs through Long Island
Saturday, November 02, 2024
Early voting wraps up this weekend in New York and New Jersey. Election Day is Nov. 5, when voting will wrap up across the country. Here in our region, there are a handful of competit...
The Battle Over Prop 1 on the NY Ballot
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
New Yorkers are voting on Proposition 1, which would add some new protections to the state constitution.
Trump and the DOJ; Brooklyn DA Gonzalez; Journalist Sarah Smarsh on Middle America; Your Election Canvassing Stories
Friday, October 04, 2024
Trump and the DOJ; Brooklyn DA Gonzalez; Journalist Sarah Smarsh on Middle America; Your Election Canvassing Stories
Dockworkers Strike; Immigrants and the Workforce; Why Young Men Are 'Falling Behind'; How to Help After Helene
Thursday, October 03, 2024
Dockworkers Strike; Immigrants and the Workforce; Why Young Men Are 'Falling Behind'; How to Help After Helene
Special Coverage of the Indictment of Mayor Eric Adams
Thursday, September 26, 2024
What we know of the mayor's indictment so far.
This Week in Politics: An indictment and several federal probes in New York
Saturday, September 07, 2024
It's been quite a week for the administrations of Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams.First, we learned that one of Hochul's former top aides, who also served in her predecessor Andrew Cu...
This Week in Politics: The state's highest court says New Yorkers can still vote by mail
Saturday, August 24, 2024
WNYC's Brigid Bergin says there's plenty of politics woven through this legal dispute.
The Campaign Finance Board Takes Issue With Adams Campaign Fundraising
Thursday, August 01, 2024
Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, discusses her reporting on problems the Campaign Finance Board found in Mayor Adams's 2021 campaign.
Reporters Ask the Mayor; Voting in the UK & France; Has America Gotten Less Democratic?; Summer Reading
Wednesday, July 03, 2024
Liz Kim on City Hall; French & British Elections; Assessing US Democracy; A Summer Reading Challenge
Republican Women; School Buildings and NYC's Climate Goals; Expanding Ranked Choice Voting; Why Are Clothes So Expensive?
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Republican Women; School Buildings and NYC's Climate Goals; Expanding Ranked Choice Voting; Why Are Clothes So Expensive?
Monday Morning Politics; City Budget Deal; Supreme Court Rules on Presidential Immunity Case
Monday, July 01, 2024
Monday Morning Politics; City Budget Deal; Supreme Court Finally Rules on Presidential Immunity Case
It’s Primary day in NY. Here’s what you need to know.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Find out how to walk into the voting booth prepared, and what races are on our radar.
Primary Preview: What's on the Ballot?
Monday, June 24, 2024
WNYC's Brigid Bergin and Politico's Jeff Coltin talk about the New York State primary, including what's on the ballot in NYC and the contested Democratic primaries in the area.
Don’t forget the bottom of the ballot. Who else is in the NYC primary next week?
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
It’s not just those higher visibility legislative races: There are judicial candidates and party committee races, too.
This Week in Politics: Another round of early voting begins in New York
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Early voting gets underway for the state legislative and congressional primaries.
Mayor Adams' 2021 campaign stopped replying to a NYC watchdog, but got funds anyway.
Friday, June 14, 2024
A WNYC review of documents shows that the team behind Eric Adams' bid for mayor regularly sought guidance from campaign finance officials even before he declared his candidacy.
Mayor Adams' 2021 campaign stopped replying to NYC watchdog. It still got public funds.
Friday, June 14, 2024
Records obtained by WNYC show a campaign that was interested in some rules and then ignored numerous information requests as cash flowed in.
