Brigid Bergin is an award-winning senior reporter on the People and Power desk.
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Brigid Bergin appears in the following:
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.
Primary Day in NJ; Climate Justice in Albany; Expanding Rights in State Courts; The Conversation Around 'Tradwives' and SAHMs
Tuesday, June 04, 2024
Primary day in NJ; Climate justice in Albany; Expanding rights in state Courts; The conversation around "tradwives" and SAHMs
Looking for some warm weather fun? Check out WNYC's summer bucket list.
Saturday, May 25, 2024
To kick off the Memorial Day Weekend, we asked the WNYC newsroom to help us come up with a summer bucket list.
Friday Morning Politics; Distortions of Area Median Income; The Cicadas Have Arrived; Joys and Surprises of Motherhood
Friday, May 10, 2024
Friday morning politics; Distortions of 'Area Median Income'; The cicadas have arrived; The joys and surprises of motherhood
Inflation Politics; No Budget in Albany; Vatican's New Statement on Gender Theory; Beyoncé and Black Country Music
Friday, April 12, 2024
Inflation politics; Still no budget in Albany; Vatican's new statement on gender theory; Beyoncé and Black country music
Thursday Morning Politics: Johnson's High-Wire Act; Ask Gov. Murphy: April Recap; Gen Z Taking Up Trades; Do Teenagers Still Babysit?
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Thursday Morning Politics: Speaker Johnson's High-Wire Act; Ask Governor Murphy: April Recap; Gen Z Taking Up Trades; Do Teenagers Still Babysit?
Early Voting in NY's Primary Underway
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
With early voting underway in New York's presidential primary, Brigid Bergin shares information on what's on the ballot and how Democrats can register protest votes.
Dems Claw Back Another House Seat as Suozzi Prevails on Long Island
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Tom Suozzi won back his old seat to replace disgraced House member George Santos in New York's 3rd congressional district.
Election to fill George Santos' seat could help to decide who controls the House
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Voters in New York's Third Congressional District will cast ballots in a special election Tuesday. The seat was last held by Republican George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year.
This Week in Politics: What you need to know for Election Day in NY-03
Saturday, February 10, 2024
The special election to replace ousted congressman George Santos is Tuesday, Feb. 13.
In race to replace ex-Rep. Santos, national issues take center stage
Thursday, February 08, 2024
In the special election for New York's 3rd Congressional District, immigration and the conflict in the Middle East take center stage.
What you need to know for early voting in race to replace Santos
Friday, February 02, 2024
Early voting rules are different in Queens and Nassau County for the special election in New York's 3rd Congressional District.
