Brigid Bergin

Reporter

Brigid Bergin appears in the following:

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

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, talks about the results that are known so far in New York's swing Congressional seats on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley, pl...

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. Liz Krueger, New York State senator (D, WF - 28th, Manhattan's East Side ), ch...

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

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, talks about what we know so far about the news that Mayor Adams has been indicted. Then, a reaction from Christine Quinn, preside...

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, and how it could affect his ...

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

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, and Jeff Coltin, Politico reporter and co-author of the New York Playbook, talk about the New York State primary, including what'...

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.

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This Week in Politics: Another round of early voting begins in New York

Saturday, June 15, 2024

WNYC
Early voting gets underway for the state legislative and congressional primaries.

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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.

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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.

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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