Brigid Bergin is an award-winning senior reporter on the People and Power desk.
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Brigid Bergin appears in the following:
Trump and the Courts; Adrienne Adams; Preserving the Internet; Grandparents as Childcare
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Thursday Morning Politics: Trump and the Courts; Meet the Mayoral Candidates: Adrienne Adams; Preserving the Internet; Grandparents as Childcare
City Politics: Cuomo's Campaign Faces Ups and Downs
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, and Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, explain the latest news from the mayoral race.
Monday Morning Politics; Trump’s Tariffs & NYC; 100 Years of American Catholicism; Last-Minute Tax Filing
Monday, April 14, 2025
Monday Morning Politics; Greg David on the Tariffs Local Effects; 100 Years of American Catholicism; Tomorrow is Tax Day
The Mayoral Candidates Talk Public Safety
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Brigid Bergin and Reuven Blau recap Vital City's mayoral forum, where the candidates answered questions exclusively on crime and public safety.
Tariff Chaos; Mayoral Race Updates; How Pronouns Evolve; New Subway Map
Friday, April 04, 2025
Tariff Chaos; Mayoral Race Updates; How Pronouns Evolve; New Subway Map
The Latest on NYC's Mayoral Primary Campaign
Friday, March 07, 2025
Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, shares her reporting on the NYC mayoral primary campaign, now in full swing as several new major candidates enter the field.
The Governor & Mayor Adams
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
WNYC's Brigid Bergin and Jimmy Vielkind talk about the latest developments as Mayor Adams faces pressure to step down and Gov. Hochul met with City leaders to discuss his future.
Adams Prosecution Update
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
WNYC's Brigid Bergin talks about the DOJ memo instructing prosecutors to drop the charges against Mayor Adams.
Mayor Adams in Albany; Elon Musk's Power; 100 Years of 100 Things: The 'Color Line'; Girl Scout Troop 6000
Wednesday, February 05, 2025
Mayor Adams Goes to Albany for 'Tin Cup Day'; How Far Will President Trump and Elon Musk Go?; 100 Years of 100 Things: The 'Color Line'; Girl Scout Troop 6000
Goodbye Biden, Hello Trump; State Sen. Zellnor Myrie; TikTok Prepares for U.S. Ban; Helping LA from Far Away
Friday, January 17, 2025
Friday Morning Politics; Mayoral Primary 2025: State Sen. Zellnor Myrie; Banning TikTok?; How to Help LA
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.
