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:
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
Elizabeth Kim and Brigid Bergin talk about the latest news in the mayoral campaign.
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 and Brigid Bergin share their reporting on the possibility that Mayor Adams will drop out of the mayoral race to take a job with the Trump administration.
City Politics; Driverless Cars in NYC?; The National Guard on Trump's Standby; Lost, then Found
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
City Politics; Driverless Cars in NYC?; The National Guard on Trump's Standby; Lost, then Found
Mayor Adams' Campaign Submitted Faked and Fraudulent Signatures
Monday, August 04, 2025
A WNYC and Gothamist investigation found that some of the signatures Mayor Adams's re-election campaign submitted for him to be on the ballot this fall as an independent were fake.
The House Shuts Down Early; Cyclists in Court; Naturalized Citizens' Rights; Plastic-Free Kitchens
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Thursday Morning National Politics; Enforcing Traffic Rules on Cyclists; Naturalized Citizens' Rights; Avoiding Plastics
City Politics: Summer Campaigning; Mehdi Hasan v. Far-Right Conservatives; Tenement Museum Teaches Teachers; Chefs Love Salt
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
City Politics: Summer Campaigning; Mehdi Hasan v. Far-Right Conservatives; Tenement Museum Teaches Teachers; Chefs Love Salt
Pres. Trump Urges Texas Lawmakers to Redistrict; Charter Revision Commission Qs; Changing Guidance on Hormone Replacement Therapy?; How Chores Benefit Kids
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Pres. Trump Urges Texas Lawmakers to Redistrict; Charter Revision Commission Qs; Changing Guidance on Hormone Replacement Therapy?; How Chores Benefit Kids
Monday Morning Media Politics; Bike Lane Bedlam and a Subway Crime Showdown; Does Remote Work Hold Women Back?; Saving Small Downtown Movie Theaters
Monday, July 21, 2025
Monday Morning Media Politics; Bike Lane Bedlam and a Subway Crime Showdown; Does Remote Work Hold Women Back?; Saving Small Downtown Movie Theaters
City Politics: Mamdani Meets With Business Leaders; Cuomo's Officially in the Race
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Andrew Cuomo announced this week that he'll be officially campaigning in the general election on an independent line, and Zohran Mamdani has met with business leaders.
Monday Morning Local Politics
Monday, July 14, 2025
Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, offers analysis of the interview with Jim Walden, who is running for mayor as an independent, and the state of the campaign.
City Politics with Liz Kim; Health Care and the Federal Budget Bill; The Mamdani Vote; Summertime & Ticks
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Mamdani's Winning Streak Continues; What the Big Bill Means for Health Care; The Voters Who Turned Out for Zohran Mamdani; An Abundance of Ticks
