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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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Brigid Bergin
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RT @MichaelLangeNYC: NEW FINAL RESULT from @BOENYC: Zohran Mamdani recieved 1,114,184 votes in the General Election, the most since John Li…
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Louis Cholden-Brown
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He's also only the 96th person to serve as Mayor, with some preconsolidation mayors counting as many as three times due to nonconsecutive terms
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Brigid Bergin
19 hours
I love this story so much. Think of how many times we casually refer to this number. @lizkimtweets does it again! Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's 111th mayor. But what if that number's wrong? https://t.co/T7gnoMO0w3 via @gothamist
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@brigidbergin
Brigid Bergin
19 hours
I love this story so much. Think of how many times we casually refer to this number. @lizkimtweets does it again! Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's 111th mayor. But what if that number's wrong? https://t.co/T7gnoMO0w3 via @gothamist
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gothamist.com
A mayoral miscount has a domino effect across five centuries.
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@lizkimtweets
Elizabeth Kim
2 days
Here’s a mind boggling story about NYC mayors and an error that 2 researchers have stumbled upon. Apparently we’ve missed one guy’s term and the official count is wrong.
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gothamist.com
A mayoral miscount has a domino effect across five centuries.
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@AndrewGiambrone
Andrew Giambrone
2 days
how a historian’s research into NYC’s history of slavery led him to discover a mayor’s missing second term (via @lizkimtweets for @gothamist)
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A mayoral miscount has a domino effect across five centuries.
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@lizkimtweets
Elizabeth Kim
9 days
“Hall said 20% of their pantries reported having to turn people away because they ran out of food, and some say their shelves are still bare.”
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gothamist.com
SNAP recipients say they are still feeling the consequences of a benefits break that shattered their trust in the program.
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@npfandos
Nicholas Fandos
9 days
Andrew Cuomo is on air on WABC right now, sounding a lot more like a host frankly than a guest. As I wrote pre-election, Cuomo tried more than once to get some sort of deal with the conservative talk radio station. https://t.co/UrCOejEalg
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nytimes.com
After he resigned as governor, Mr. Cuomo looked to restore his name while taking on a new lucrative career as a podcast host. Things did not go according to plan.
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John Catsimatidis
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@SallyGold
Sally Goldenberg
9 days
“Perhaps nowhere did the unexpected praise land more awkwardly than in the New York governor’s race where Republican @EliseStefanik has been relentlessly trying to tie @GovKathyHochul to @ZohranKMamdani since Hochul endorsed the incoming mayor in September.”
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Brigid Bergin
10 days
Mamdani, Trump lovefest shakes up NY's political landscape ... for now https://t.co/klOW1LGMYZ via @gothamist
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@CraigGurianNYC
Craig Gurian
10 days
.@BilldeBlasio with the (weirdly taboo for this weekend) common-sense assessment: “This is not gonna be a chummy relationship, I guarantee it.” https://t.co/GNwwCBvkrz @brigidbergin
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gothamist.com
Republicans were hoping to have a common enemy in Zohran Mamdani. Then the president lavished praise on the democratic socialist.
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Brigid Bergin
11 days
"This is just a moment in time. By next week, they could be at loggerheads easily … This is not gonna be a chummy relationship, I guarantee it," @BilldeBlasio told me. Reax to that wild presser with @RyanKost https://t.co/klOW1LGMYZ via @gothamist
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gothamist.com
Republicans were hoping to have a common enemy in Zohran Mamdani. Then the president lavished praise on the democratic socialist.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons
10 days
Zohran Mamdani, asked on "Meet the Press" if Democrats win the midterms, do you want to see Hakeem Jeffries become the speaker of the House? He says "yes."
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@GloriaPazmino
Gloria Pazmino
10 days
No endorsement from @ZohranKMamdani quite yet: “Michael is a friend. I appreciated having his introduction here at church, and I've also made no formal endorsements in any races, and I'll let you know as soon as I do.”
@GloriaPazmino
Gloria Pazmino
10 days
In the Bronx, @MrMikeBlake who is running for congress to unseat @RitchieTorres, introduces @ZohranKMamdani in church, saying that "even the president is afraid of him" after he sat down with the mayor elect on Friday.
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Brigid Bergin
10 days
.@ZohranKMamdani speaking to reporters in the Bronx says he’s taking his conversations with President Trump “one conversation at a time.” He says their conversation also included discussion about ULURP - betting that’s one of the first times that’s happened at the White House
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Brigid Bergin
10 days
Mamdani, Trump lovefest shakes up NY's political landscape ... for now https://t.co/klOW1LGMYZ via @gothamist
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@C_Sommerfeldt
Chris Sommerfeldt
10 days
Asked Osse if he's still going to run despite this vote. His response:
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@lizkimtweets
Elizabeth Kim
11 days
“This is just a moment in time. By next week, they could be at loggerheads easily,” ⁦@BilldeBlasio⁩ told ⁦@brigidbergin
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gothamist.com
Republicans were hoping to have a common enemy in Zohran Mamdani. Then the president lavished praise on the democratic socialist.
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@atrupar
Aaron Rupar
11 days
Q: Do you still plan to deploy the National Guard to New York City? TRUMP: If they need it. Right now, other places need it more.
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@C_Sommerfeldt
Chris Sommerfeldt
11 days
New: The City Council is planning to vote on giving its members and other local elected officials — including the mayor — pay raises in the final days of this year’s legislative session. https://t.co/1FTwCCRz2T
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nydailynews.com
The City Council is planning to vote on giving itself and other local elected officials — including the mayor — pay raises in the final days of this year’s legislative session, the Daily News…
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