Brigid Bergin appears in the following:
This Week In Politics: A Flood of Cash
Saturday, April 05, 2014
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wins and loses in the Albany budget....campaign reformers just lose...and new details emerge on how Chris Christie mingled campaign and government work. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein, Brigid Bergin and Robert Lewis break it all down This Week In Politics.
The Budget Is Settled — Now It's Time for Labor Contracts
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
With pre-k money secured, Mayor de Blasio's next negotiating test comes in the form of 152 expired labor contracts.
Longest Serving Sanitation Commish Departs Saying 'Thank Youse'
Monday, March 31, 2014
City officials paid tribute to outgoing Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty who left the department after more than five decades on Friday.
This Week In Politics: Christie's In-House Cleaning
Saturday, March 29, 2014
An internal report by a group of high-powered lawyers says Christie and his allies did nothing wrong. So why did Port Authority Chairman David Samson resign?
When Every Second Counts, EMS Takes 562 To Show Up
Thursday, March 27, 2014
It took the city more than nine minutes to send an ambulance to the scene of an emergency after a person called 911 last year.
Cuomo 'Trying Actively' To Resolve Homeless Issue, After Telling City 'Next Year'
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
As the budget deadline looms, the governor is sounding a different tone as city and state officials try to agree on a plan.
If You're Looking for a Pre-K Teaching Job, You're in Luck
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
On Homeless Fight, State Says to City: 'Next Year'
Monday, March 24, 2014
The mayor wants to use rent subsidies to fight homelessness, but Gov. Cuomo says better luck next year.
This Week in Politics: de Blasio, Christie, Samson Feel the Heat
Saturday, March 22, 2014
The first Bridgegate question — and calls for Port Authority Chair David Samson to resign. This Week in Politics breaks it down.
De Blasio Taps Experienced Planner for Parks
Friday, March 21, 2014
Mitchell Silver is currently based in Raleigh — but he has a long NYC history.
De Blasio Signs Paid Sick Leave Bill in Brooklyn
Thursday, March 20, 2014
In a break with tradition, Mayor de Blasio signed his first bill into law miles away from City Hall.
Liu Sues Campaign Finance Board
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The failed mayoral candidate says the CFB's decision to withhold millions in matching funds was unconstitutional.
De Blasio Pledges 'Reform' With 4 New Criminal Justice Picks
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Department of Correction appointee Joseph Ponte comes to the city from Maine where he built a reputation as a reformer.
De Blasio Inches Towards Pre-K Compromise
Monday, March 10, 2014
Says 'Alternative' Would Be OK, As Long As It Gets The Job Done
Local News Round Up: Carriages, Pre-K Funding, TLC
Monday, March 10, 2014
Brigid Bergin, City hall and politics reporter at WNYC, and Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for The Daily News, round up the local city news - from universal pre-k and the charter school debate to the mayor's relationship with Governor Cuomo and other news out of Albany.
This Week in Politics: Slugging It Out in Albany
Saturday, March 08, 2014
Cuomo and de Blasio slug it out in Albany over who cares more about education.
Can De Blasio Govern From the Grassroots?
Friday, March 07, 2014
Mayor de Blasio says he governs with single-minded focus, as in the fight over pre-k. But his critics call it a lack of vision.
This Week in Politics: Is Christie Getting his Mojo Back?
Saturday, March 01, 2014
This Week in Politics: Christie's up, and De Blasio gets his first major bill passed.
A Rematch for Historic Uptown Seat
Thursday, February 27, 2014
It's on: Democrat vs. Democrat in the hottest congressional race in the city.
Obama Builds on Bloomberg's Young Men's Initiative
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
President Obama plans to draw from one of Mayor Bloomberg's signature initiatives to ensure young men of color have access to more economic opportunity.
The former mayor will be at the White House Thursday when Obama makes the official announcement.
The new national program is based on Bloomberg's Young Men's ...
