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- The New York City Council introduced legislation to lower the standard for revoking press passes.
- Council Speaker Julie Menin said the bill targets “Mangione fangirls” using fake journalist credentials.
- The bill would lower the proof standard from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the three supporters should never have received press passes.
- The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment must review its press credential rules.