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 Commission on Government Efficiency has proposed reducing the time required to build new street safety projects by 33%.
Menin is staking out positions seemingly to the left of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Many elected officials across the five boroughs argued that higher pay helps attract more qualified candidates for office.
The young political consultant played a critical role in helping Mamdani create his singular digital campaign and online strategy.
David Morales, a progressive candidate for mayor in Providence, Rhode Island, will hold a fundraiser in Crown Heights on Thursday.
The settlement was reached ahead of industry-wide licensing set to take effect in August.
Supporters gathered more than 45,000 signatures from registered voters to force a question that would allow non-affiliated voters to cast ballots in city primary elections.
Moderate Democrats want to make clear what their party is and what it’s not
A total of 531,000 New Yorkers voted in this year’s primary, less than half of those who turned out for last year’s mayoral contest.
The movement is poised to become a more powerful force in local and national politics.
A major night for Mayor Mamdani's political movement.
The overall drop in turnout includes far fewer younger voters compared to last year’s record-setting levels.
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