Brigid Bergin

Reporter

Brigid Bergin is an award-winning senior reporter on the People and Power desk.

Read Brigid's latest reporting on Gothamist.

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Brigid Bergin appears in the following:

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

WNYC
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 ...

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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

WNYC
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...

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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

WNYC
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...

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This Week in Politics: The state's highest court says New Yorkers can still vote by mail

Saturday, August 24, 2024

WNYC
WNYC's Brigid Bergin says there's plenty of politics woven through this legal dispute.

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The Campaign Finance Board Takes Issue With Adams Campaign Fundraising

Thursday, August 01, 2024

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, discusses her reporting on problems the Campaign Finance Board found in Mayor Adams's 2021 campaign.

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.

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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.