NYC Mayor says kids can stay up late for NBA Finals
All seven potential NBA Finals games are scheduled to begin after 8:30 p.m., so on Monday, New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order “repealing bedtime” so Knicks-crazed tykes can stay up and watch the games – even on school nights.
“Bedtime is repealed! All of you can watch the Finals," Mamdani said in a City Hall ceremony as he was flanked by children.
By Anthony Rieber
Anthony Rieber covers sports media and business and professional sports (you know, games and trades and things). He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since Jan. 1, 2026.
