Brigid Bergin

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New Early Voting Site Brings Relief For Some, Raises Questions For Others

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Voters on the Upper East Side will be getting some relief from long early voting lines. But WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports, officials say more needs to be done.

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Hours-Long Lines, Confusion and Huge Turnout for Early Voting in NY So Far

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

How the Board of Elections is handling the surge in voters, and why the lines longer at some polling places and non-existent at others.

Not All Early Voting Lines Are Equal

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

As voters continue to line up for early voting, WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports there is a reason some people are waiting longer to vote than others.

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Board of Elections Assigns Disparate Numbers Of Voters To Early Voting Sites

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

The number of voters assigned to each site ranges from nearly 120,000 to fewer than 10,000. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports.

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Record Breaking Early Voting Turnout For First Weekend - With Some Caveats

Monday, October 26, 2020

Nearly 194,000 voters cast ballots on opening early voting weekend — more than the number that voted during all nine days in 2019 and in the 2020 primary combined.

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New York City Voters Turn Out For Early Voting

Sunday, October 25, 2020

New York City voters showed up in record-breaking numbers for early voting this weekend. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports

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De Blasio Plans Election Observer Corps Without Any Volunteers Trained Or Recruited

Friday, October 23, 2020

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Mayor de Blasio plans to send hundreds of volunteer city workers out to monitor poll sites on Election Day. 

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Early Voting is About to Start in New York

Friday, October 23, 2020

Here's what you need to know. 

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Election’s “Essential Workers” Still Waiting For Poll Site Assignments

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Election officials call them “essential workers” but, just days before voting starts, WNYC’s Brigid Bergin reports many are still waiting for their assignments.

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Warren Boosts WFP In Existential Election Fight

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The left-leaning Working Families Party is asking voters to do more than support the Democratic presidential ticket. 

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Politics As Usual: City Council Democrats Approve Elections Commissioners

Thursday, October 15, 2020

The City Council Democrats approved two appointments to the New York City Board of Elections. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports.

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Exodus From the de Blasio Administration Continues

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Two more high-level members of the de Blasio administration are heading for the exit.

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Attorney And Former De Blasio Administration Official Maya Wiley Launches 2021 Mayoral Bid

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Civil rights attorney and former de Blasio administration official Maya Wiley is launching her mayoral campaign. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports

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Mayor and Governor Infighting: Coronavirus Response in New York Amid Rising Cases

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Mayor Bill DeBlasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have not been on the same page during the pandemic. And the consequences are devastating.

Activists Remember the Lives Lost as Pandemic Continues

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

This past weekend, 20,000 folding chairs, each representing 10 people, filled the Ellipse lawn in Washington, D.C., just south of the White House.

The Role Police Dogs Play in Police Violence

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

The Marshall Project conducted a year-long investigation into police dogs and how little oversight surrounds them.

Texas Police Officer Charged with Murder After Killing Jonathan Price, a 31-Year-Old Black Man

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

A Texas police officer has been charged with murder after fatally shooting Jonathan Price, a 31-year-old Black man who was intervening in a dispute.

How to Steal an Election

Monday, October 05, 2020

The president has made clear he will dispute the results if he loses in November. But actually, the fight over the count has already begun.

NYC Elections Chief Faces Questions From Brooklyn Dems Over Ballot Snafu

Friday, October 02, 2020

The head of the city's Board of Elections fielded questions publicly for the first time Friday about this week's absentee ballot snafu. 

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Ballot Problems in Brooklyn

Thursday, October 01, 2020

Here's what happened when thousands of voters in Brooklyn received the wrong absentee ballots — and what elections officials plan to do about it.