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Mamdani won’t pull press passes for ghoulish Luigi Mangione fangirls who said Brian Thompson’s children are ‘better off without him’

Nypost · · 297 words · By Matthew Fischetti
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Mamdani won’t pull press passes for ghoulish Luigi Mangione fangirls who said Brian Thompson’s children are ‘better off without him’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Mamdani won’t pull press passes for ghoulish Luigi Mangione fangirls who said Brian Thompson’s children are ‘better off without him’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleMayor Zohran Mamdani wouldn’t commit Tuesday to revoking the city-issued press passes for three Luigi Mangione fangirls who publicly spouted unapologetic calls for violence this week.

Common ground

Self proclaimed “Mangionistas” Abril Rios, Ashley Rojas and Lena Weissbrot set off a firestorm Monday when they proclaimed outside a Manhattan courthouse that slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s children were “better off without him” while wearing New…

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Claim 1: “Press passes are doled out by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment after a 2021 law moved the credentialing process away from the NYPD”
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The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) official website explicitly states that Local Law 46 of 2021 transferred the authority to issue press credentials from the NYPD to MOME, effective January 20, 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1998, the New York City Department of Education's School Safety Division became part of the NYPD's Community Affairs Bureau. In 2021, the NYPD ceased enforcement of marijuana crimes other than driv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Departmen…
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web search NEUTRAL — By Local Law 46 of 2021, the City transferred the authority to issue press credentials from the NYPD to MOME, effective January 20, 2022. MOME is in the process of establishing the office, and the Ass…
https://www.wbasny.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MOME-Assoc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Until 2021, the Police Department issued press credentials to reporters in the city. But in 2022, a new law went into effect, moving the credentialing powers to the Mayor’s Office of Media and Enterta…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/nyregion/mangione-support…
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Claim 2: “The mayor’s office said it was reviewing the process following the fangirl fiasco”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office said it would review the process for approving press credentials following the incident with the Mangione supporters.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ashley Rojas, Abril Rios and Lena Weissbrot, from left, pose wearing press credentials and pins supporting Luigi Mangione outside Manhattan Court, Monday, May 18, 2026. 3. Three self-proclaimed Mangio…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/luigi-mangione-bloodth…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office on Monday said that it would review the process for approving press credentials following inflammatory comments that some of Luigi Mangione’s supporters made outside the …
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/nyregion/mangione-support…
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web search NEUTRAL — The official said that once issued, the mayor’s office has few paths to revoking a press card, as doing so requires a hearing with the city’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. Rojas, Weiss…
https://www.arcamax.com/currentnews/newsheadlines/s-4201215
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Claim 3: “Abril Rios, Ashley Rojas and Lena Weissbrot proclaimed outside a Manhattan courthouse that slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s children were “better off without him” while wearing New York City press credentials”
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Multiple sources identify Abril Rios, Ashley Rojas, and Lena Weissbrot as 'Mangionistas' who wore press credentials outside the Manhattan courthouse and made inflammatory comments supporting Luigi Mangione.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abril, Aprilis, derivado de aperire que significa abrir, porque en este mes la tierra abre su seno para empezar a producir las flores y los frutos; está bajo la protección de Venus y se ha representad…
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abril
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web search NEUTRAL — Translate Abril. See 2 authoritative translations of Abril in English with example sentences, phrases and audio pronunciations.
https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/abril
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web search NEUTRAL — Starting in 2001, as Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy (changed to Linda Abril Educational Academy in 2016), this alternative program is designed to help students complete their high school educatio…
https://dtphx.org/go/linda-abril-educational-academy
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Claim 4: “Mayor Zohran Mamdani wouldn’t commit Tuesday to revoking the city-issued press passes for three Luigi Mangione fangirls”
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Multiple sources confirm Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office is reviewing the process but noted the difficulty of revoking passes due to the requirement of a hearing with the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, indicating he did not commit to an immediate revocation.
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web search NEUTRAL — List of mayors of places in Oregon This is a list of mayors of the 25 largest cities in Oregon. Keith Wilson, mayor of Portland Lacey Beaty, mayor of Beaverton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_places_in_Or…
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web search NEUTRAL — In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the power…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of MAYOR is an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough. How to use mayor in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor
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Claim 5: “Weissbrot told the New York Times that she got approved using her “personal notes” from the Mangione case — rather than using actual articles”
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Two sources confirm that Lena Weissbrot submitted personal notes from hearings she covered to the city to obtain her credentials rather than published articles.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ms. Weissbrot said she submitted six of her personal notes that she took from hearings she covered to the city. She said the writing she submitted did not include opinions: “They were pretty much obse…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/nyregion/mangione-support…
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web search NEUTRAL — At least two other Mangione superfans have obtained press passes. Several of the accused assassin’s supporters also attended court hearings for disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, which wou…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/luigi-mangione-bloodth…
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web search NEUTRAL — City Hall has said that New York City will be looking into its press pass process after three women who run an Instagram account called "The Magionistas" were credentialed and seen outside the courtho…
https://thepostmillennial.com/mamdani-to-reassess-standards-…
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