Brigid Bergin appears in the following:
De Blasio Inches Towards Pre-K Compromise
Monday, March 10, 2014
Says 'Alternative' Would Be OK, As Long As It Gets The Job Done
Local News Round Up: Carriages, Pre-K Funding, TLC
Monday, March 10, 2014
Brigid Bergin, City hall and politics reporter at WNYC, and Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for The Daily News, round up the local city news - from universal pre-k and the charter school debate to the mayor's relationship with Governor Cuomo and other news out of Albany.
This Week in Politics: Slugging It Out in Albany
Saturday, March 08, 2014
Cuomo and de Blasio slug it out in Albany over who cares more about education.
Can De Blasio Govern From the Grassroots?
Friday, March 07, 2014
Mayor de Blasio says he governs with single-minded focus, as in the fight over pre-k. But his critics call it a lack of vision.
This Week in Politics: Is Christie Getting his Mojo Back?
Saturday, March 01, 2014
This Week in Politics: Christie's up, and De Blasio gets his first major bill passed.
A Rematch for Historic Uptown Seat
Thursday, February 27, 2014
It's on: Democrat vs. Democrat in the hottest congressional race in the city.
Obama Builds on Bloomberg's Young Men's Initiative
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
President Obama plans to draw from one of Mayor Bloomberg's signature initiatives to ensure young men of color have access to more economic opportunity.
The former mayor will be at the White House Thursday when Obama makes the official announcement.
The new national program is based on Bloomberg's Young Men's ...
The Path to Labor Peace: De Blasio's Challenge
Monday, February 24, 2014
#Speedgate Hangs Over Murky LICH Deal
Friday, February 21, 2014
Mayor de Blasio is hailing a deal to keep Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital open. But that deal is no guarantee. Meanwhile, the press just wants to know about the speeding.
This Week In Politics: An Unexpected Storm
Saturday, February 15, 2014
'Murky Waters' Cloud De Blasio’s First Budget Address
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Labor contracts, pre-k funding, and a rainy day reserve are some of the x-factors in the mayor's spending plan.
Recapping Bill de Blasio's First State of the City Speech
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
In his first State of the City speech yesterday, Bill de Blasio reprised his "Tale of Two Cities" theme, while pushing for new plans to raise the minimum wage, issue new ID cards (including to undocumented immigrants), and more. WNYC's Brigid Bergin and Capital New York reporter Sally Goldenberg break down the politics and policy of the speech, and then Juan Manuel Benitez, NY1 Noticias reporter and host of Pura Politica, discusses Mayor de Blasio's new ID program.
In de Blasio Speech, All About Inequality
Monday, February 10, 2014
In his first State of the City speech, the mayor reiterated his campaign themes, proposing better wages, more affordable housing, and universal pre-k.
Meet the Man Tasked With Solving Affordable Housing
Friday, February 07, 2014
Asserting that his administration will take an "entirely different approach" to city planning, Mayor Bill de Blasio named Carl Weisbrod as New York City Planning Commissioner.
In New Role, First Lady Chirlane McCray Has 'Nothing To Hide'
Thursday, February 06, 2014
Mayor de Blasio joked there was only one applicant who qualified to lead the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City: His wife.
De Blasio Out of St. Pat's Parade, But City Workers In
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
The mayor said he will not stop uniformed city workers from marching in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade despite objections over the event's exclusion of openly gay people.
Next on De Blasio's Progressive To-Do List: Jobs
Monday, February 03, 2014
New York's new mayor has already moved on paid sick leave and stop and frisk. He says the next priority is creating middle class jobs.
Speaker Mark-Viverito Goes Big For Inauguration
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Three weeks after being elected City Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito held a formal inauguration in the Bronx Wednesday night and it was no small affair.
In Albany, a Cuomo-de Blasio Bromance
Monday, January 27, 2014
Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio might not agree on how to pay for pre-k or the future of LICH. But relax — they're pals!
Reporter’s Notebook: Mayor de Blasio, Happy Warrior
Sunday, January 26, 2014
