Brigid Bergin is an award-winning senior reporter on the People and Power desk.
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Brigid Bergin appears in the following:
Can Democrats Find Their Way?; Nurses Strike Deals; Mayor Mamdani Goes to Albany; Your Winter Olympics Highlights
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Can Democrats Find Their Way?; Nurses Strike Deals; Mayor Mamdani Goes to Albany; Your Winter Olympics Highlights
Pres. Trump's Plan for Elections; City Council Speaker Julie Menin; How ICE is Using Surveillance Technology; What Should Pro Athletes Say?
Friday, February 06, 2026
Pres. Trump's Plan for Elections; Speaker Menin on Outdoor Dining, and More; How ICE is Using Surveillance Technology; What We Want From Our Pro Athletes
Monday Morning Politics; NJ 11 Primary Preview; Haitians Losing TPS; Why Some People Can Ignore Politics
Monday, February 02, 2026
Monday Morning Politics; NJ 11 Primary Preview; Haitians Losing TPS; Why Some People Can Ignore Politics
One Month of Mayor Mamdani; Friday Morning Politics; A History of General Strikes; Winter Hobbies
Friday, January 30, 2026
One Month of Mayor Mamdani; Friday Morning Politics; A History of General Strikes; Your 'Cozy' Hobbies
If the NY11 District Map is Redrawn
Friday, January 23, 2026
Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, talks about the judge's ruling that the Staten Island and Brooklyn congressional district should be redrawn.
Trump and the DOJ's Independence; A Controversial Sale of Rent-Stabilized Apartments; Trump Angers Greenland, Denmark and Europe; When Politicians Curse
Friday, January 16, 2026
Trump and the DOJ's Independence; A Controversial Sale of Rent-Stabilized Apartments; Trump Angers Greenland, Denmark and Europe; When Politicians Curse
Mayor Mamdani's First Week
Wednesday, January 07, 2026
WNYC and Gothamist's Elizabeth Kim and Brigid Bergin talk about the latest news from Mayor Mamdani's first week in office.
Friday Morning Politics; City Council Votes on Airbnb; Change is Coming for New York's Catholics; Reasons to Love New York Right Now
Friday, December 19, 2025
Friday Morning Politics; The City Council Votes on Airbnb and More; Change is Coming for New York's Catholics; Reasons to Love New York Right Now
City Politics: Jessica Tisch Accepts Job in Mamdani Admin, Eric "Mamdani Spoiler" Adams, and More
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
WNYC and Gothamist's Elizabeth Kim and Brigid Bergin break down the latest in city politics — from Adams’ final weeks in office to Mamdani’s appointment of Jessica Tisch, and more.
Friday Morning National Politics; Manhattan Boro Pres to Comptroller; Costco Culture; Post-Election 'Reset'
Friday, November 07, 2025
Shutdown Update; Mark Levine; Costco's Changing Culture; Post-Election Refresh
Election Day: Exit Polls and the Mayoral Candidates
Tuesday, November 04, 2025
What the early vote numbers might mean for the New York City mayoral race—plus, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa make their last minute pitches to voters.
City Politics: Early Voting Has Begun
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Elizabeth Kim and Brigid Bergin talk about the early voting numbers and other news from the campaign trail.
The Last Mayoral Debate: Recap Part 1
Thursday, October 23, 2025
A recap the last mayoral debate between the three remaining candidates, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, as early voting is set to begin this weekend.
Final Debate Preview; New York's Child Care Crisis; 10-Question Quiz; Trump's AI Video Messaging; Keeping Fish as Pets
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
City Politics; 30 Issues in 30 Days: Child Care; Famous Quotations Quiz; Trump's AI Video Messaging; Fish as Pets
30 Issues in 30 Days: Moving Local NYC Elections to Presidential Election Years
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
More on the proposal that NYC voters will see on this year's ballot that would move local elections to take place on presidential election years.
City Politics: State of the Race; New Voters
Wednesday, October 08, 2025
WNYC and Gothamist reporter Elizabeth Kim and Brigid Bergin, WNYC and Gothamist senior political correspondent, talk about the latest news in the mayoral campaign, plus, Brigid shares...
Shutdown Politics; Taxation in New Jersey; Young People & Cancer Risks; Your Morning Routine
Thursday, October 02, 2025
Shutdown Politics; NJ Taxes & the Governor's Race; Why More Young People are Getting Early-Onset Cancers; Optimizing Your Morning
Politics and Knowledge; Deaths in Custody; AI in the Job Market; 'The Pitt' & Healthcare Workers
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Atlantic Festival Takes on Politics and Knowledge; A Call for More Scrutiny; AI in the Job Market; Does 'The Pitt' Get Healthcare Work Right?
Rep. Mikie Sherrill; US Strikes on Venezuelan Boats; City Politics: Lander and Mamdani's Relationship and Hochul's Endorsement of Mamdani
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Rep. Mikie Sherrill Campaign Interview; Legal Issues Around the U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats; City Politics: Lander and Mamdani's Relationship and Hochul's Endorsement of Mamdani
The Latest on the Mayoral Race
Monday, September 08, 2025
Dana Rubinstein, New York Times reporter who covers New York City politics and government, and Brigid Bergin, senior political correspondent for WNYC and Gothamist, share their report...
