Brigid Bergin
Articles by Brigid Bergin
Brigid Bergin is an award-winning senior reporter on the People and Power desk. She is fiercely committed to telling stories that help people engage and support democracy. In 2022, she hosted a live, ten-week call-in politics show ahead of the midterm elections called The People's Guide to Power. Brigid's reporting in 2017 included some of the first coverage of a political newcomer now known as AOC. In 2016, she broke the news of a voter purge in Brooklyn just days before New York’s presidential primary, triggering city, state and federal investigations. Brigid also guest hosts The Brian Lehrer Show and All Of It. She graduated from the University at Albany and the CUNY Newmark School of Journalism. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal 917-723-4719.
The budget dance begins.
Astoria residents who live in Mamdani's old district won't be without representation in the Legislature's lower house much longer.
As Gov. Hochul stands firm on tax hikes, grassroots momentum from Mamdani supporters keeps up pressure.
The ruling could let New York join other states in mid-decade redistricting.
Mamdani faces challenges as he takes over local government without a fat Rolodex and longtime alliances typically associated with new mayors.
New York City's mayor got the celebrity treatment, Albany style.
The mayor and his allies indicated NYPD officers would still respond to emergency calls like the ones on Thursday that left two people dead at the hands of the police.
Insiders said Mamdani needed to maintain the school governance model to achieve universal child care.
Menin envisions a bolder role for the Council with boundaries for her partnership with the mayor.
The ceremony at City Hall established Mamdani at the vanguard of a movement led by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Tell a few jokes, for crying out loud.
Exactly how the official count of mayors will be updated to include a 17th century mayor’s second term is unclear.
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