
Brigid Bergin
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Sr. politics reporter & host for @wnyc @gothamist covering power, institutions and democracy. I like to talk and ❤️ to listen. Tips: DM or bbergin@wnyc-dot-org
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Cuomo's team alleges Justin Brannan & Zohran Kwame Mamdani's camps "together" provided us a poll showing Mamdani leading Andrew Cuomo for the first time. Having received, assigned and edited the pitch, I want to clarify this is untrue. It was provided by Brannan, not Mamdani.






As NY delegation members continue to ponder, Adriano Espaillat went all in for Zohran Kwame Mamdani yesterday, calling for Democratic unity in the face of increasing threats from Trump. Who will be next? gothamist.com/news/will-othe…


.Rep. Nydia Velazquez Adriano Espaillat seeking to make an unannounced visit to the 10th floor of 26 Fed, where they say migrants are being detained in unsafe conditions. They and other House members denied entry in past. DHS rejected reports of poor treatment here.

Spotted at Mayor Eric Adams Eric Adams's rally yesterday in Flushing: Winnie Greco, who resigned from his admin last year amid a probe of possible Chinese influence in the 2021 mayor's race, & Dao Yin, charged with fraud over allegedly fake donations to his 2024 Assembly campaign


“But as my grandfather used to say, when you get knocked down, learn the lesson and pick yourself back up and get in the game, and that is what I'm going to do,” he said. Brigid Bergin gothamist.com/news/andrew-cu…

Spoke with Andrew Cuomo after he shot his video about what went wrong in the primary, what his plan is to tackle affordability, and what he thinks of all those labor unions, donors and electeds rushing to Zohran Kwame Mamdani nymag.com/intelligencer/…

as Zohran Kwame Mamdani prepares for a big meeting with business leaders today, here's a look at his early outreach. In ~50 personal calls to executives recommended by Kathy Wylde, Mamdani has emphasized affordability—and that he won't reduce NYPD headcount: crainsnewyork.com/politics-polic…

Zohran Kwame Mamdani as some big donors plot against Mamdani, other business groups are making nice or staying neutral — even Housing New York, which reps stabilized landlords and spent $2.5M for Cuomo. "We have to be realistic here," NYAA CEO Kenny Burgos told Eddie Small: crainsnewyork.com/politics-polic…



Protesters disrupt NYC Campaign Finance Board meeting complaining about errors in voter guide accusing the agency of $7 million on it.



Guess who went to Holliswood to talk with Errol Louis (@errollouis.bsky.social) about growing up in Queens? He also had some tough things to say about Zohran Mamdani. See the whole conversation tonight!Inside City Hall @ny1
