New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants everyone in the city to watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals, no matter how late the games are, or the viewer’s age.Each finals game will start at 8:30 p.m. ET, which could lead to late nights for youngsters with school the next day. So, on Monday, while surrounded in his office by many young children, Mamdani playfully signed an executive order repealing bedtimes for kids for the duration of the league’s championship series.“As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions,” Mamdani wrote on Twitter while announcing his executive order. “This was not one of them. Go Knicks.”
Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals.
As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them.
Go Knicks. pic.twitter.com/DqjNtVh17h
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) June 1, 2026The order, written in an unofficial Comic Sans font, read in part:“WHEREAS it is important for all New Yorkers of all ages to support the Knicks in their championship run and WHEREAS bedtimes should not impede the ability of New York’s cutest to cheer for the Knicks and watch every second of this historic championship series.”
