Five minutes with Zohran Mamdani: Universal childcare plans revealed and more https://gothamist.com/news/five-minutes-with-zohran-mamdani-universal-childcare-plans-revealed-and-more

WNYC’s @brigidbergin.bsky.social is here in studio this morning to talk us through the historic win of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on @wnyc.org. Election coverage fueled by ☕️ and 📻!

Hear the mayoral candidates make their last pitch to voters + Election Day coverage from @brigidbergin.bsky.social and @wnyc.org reporters across the city. www.wnyc.org/story/electi...

NYC voters are straight-up flocking to the polls. Civic participation ftw!! From @brigidbergin.bsky.social: gothamist.com/news/voter-t...

New voters made a serious mark on the NYC primary. How big a role did they play? gothamist.com/news/how-new...

Covering democracy in the US, and specifically NYC, presents unique challenges and opportunities, especially with the mayoral race drawing national attention. 📺 Full panel: youtube.com/watch?v=Wnq_... #democracy #journalism #USDemocracyDay @wnyc.org @brigidbergin.bsky.social

On today's show: @brigidbergin.bsky.social hosts - @politico.com reporter Nicholas Wu on shutdown politics - @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social on 30 issues: taxation in NJ - @nytimes.com reporter Nina Agrawal on cancer rates among young people -morning routines! Tune in at 10, 93.9FM, AM820, wnyc.org

If you hear a knock on your door this weekend, don’t be surprised if it’s a volunteer for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social mayoral campaign. gothamist.com/news/zohran-...

Hear @davidfbrand.bsky.social, @claytonguse.bsky.social e.bsky.social & @brigidbergin.bsky.social ky.social discuss their investigation into fraudulent ballot signatures submitted by mayor Eric Adams' reelection campaign. www.wnyc.org/story/mayor-...

Regular NYC residents say their names are forged on ballot petitions. Others say they were tricked into signing. And then there are the dead people Why does that happen? And why is apparent fraud met with a shrug? w @brigidbergin.bsky.social + @claytonguse.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/fraudul...

We're thrilled that the Charter Revision Commission has chosen to focus its efforts on our housing shortage, the largest crisis facing our city today.

NEW: OPEN PRIMARIES are closed for the November ballot. Chair ⁦Richard Buery⁩ confirms the Charter Revision Commission will NOT propose a question about open primaries this year. Statement below

Here are the vote patterns so far in the comptroller race (based on 94% reporting). cc @brigidbergin.bsky.social @davidfbrand.bsky.social

“I know so many people voted for Trump, including my family and other people,” said Shah Rahman, 27, who said those same people are now supporting Mamdani. EXCELLENT analysis here from @brigidbergin.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/how-vot...

Have to hand it to Gothamist for the early voting reporting this past week. Consistent updates as the data rolled in with cogent analysis from turnout experts and good data viz.

Hardly the biggest campaign issue, but I just listened to closing arguments for each NYC Dem mayoral candidate via @wnyc.org @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social , & Cuomo mis-pronounced the Kosciuszko Bridge! The whole thing is worth listening to www.wnyc.org/story/the-ma... cc @brigidbergin.bsky.social

Important election story, from @brigidbergin.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/nearly-...

On today's recap of the mayor's race @elizabethkim.bsky.social and @brigidbergin.bsky.social covered the Cuomo campaign's recent troubles with the CFB and more. www.wnyc.org/story/city-p...

Brannan and Levine spar over Mayor Adams and Trump in NYC comptroller debate https://gothamist.com/news/brannan-and-levine-spar-over-mayor-adams-and-trump-in-nyc-comptroller-debate

NYC mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams unlocks matching funds after boost from Mamdani https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-mayoral-candidate-adrienne-adams-unlocks-matching-funds-after-boost-from-mamdani

Read and listen here: gothamist.com/news/would-u...

Expanding childcare has become a major issue for Democrats challenging Mayor Adams in the NYC mayoral primary. But only one has made “after school for all” his lead childcare proposal. Great piece on why that's complicated on @wnyc.org today by @brigidbergin.bsky.social

NYC has another mayoral candidate whose living situation is slightly uncertain. by @brigidbergin.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/where-i...

WILD reporting by @davidfbrand.bsky.social and @brigidbergin.bsky.social in @gothamist.com: t.co/q2PyLfHkqU

In 2021, most of New York state's top Democrats called for then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation. This weekend, as Cuomo launched his campaign for mayor of New York City, they said nothing.

New York City mayoral race

NEWS:“ We currently have chaos and diminished trust in the other side of City Hall,” Speaker Adrienne Adams told Gothamist in an interview. “That’s why I’m seriously considering a campaign to become the first woman mayor of New York City.” gothamist.com/news/adrienn...

City is pulling leases on five childcare centers. And interestingly enough, the city also owes at least 3 of these sites millions of dollars. How odd? gothamist.com/news/child-c...

In a break from NYC politics, I caught up with this crew of intrepid daily dippers who thrive off their cold water plunges in the Atlantic. gothamist.com/news/new-yor...

FDNY commissioner's firm donated to Mayor Adams' campaign 6 weeks before appointment gothamist.com/news/eric-ad...

Single Headline explainer of why we have Eric Adams gothamist.com/news/new-yor...

“It's not just that there's exceptionally low turnout in local elections,” said Zoltan Hajnal, a political scientist who coauthored the report. “But it's that that turnout is also exceptionally skewed. Story by @brigidbergin.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/new-yor...

And we're #49! The great @brigidbergin.bsky.social talks us through why a new study on voter turn out in the last election puts NYC at the bottom of the list. @wnyc.org gothamist.com/news/new-yor...