New York City rolled out a new law, written in Comic Sans. On Monday morning, Mayor Zohran Mamdani rounded up a bunch of school kids at City Hall and signed what his office calls a ceremonial executive order.
Basically, for now, he has suspended bedtimes across all five boroughs while the Knicks are in the NBA Finals. The Knicks are playing the San Antonio Spurs starting on Wednesday.
So, what did Mamdani actually do? With the kids gathered around, he signed the order and looked right at them: “Bedtime is repealed! All of you can watch the Finals.”
And the kids got in on it, too. They stamped their handprints right onto the document next to his signature.
The order itself doesn’t shy away from being silly. The title says it all: “Repealing Kids’ Bedtimes for Knicks Finals Run.” And Section 1 reads, “I hereby direct that bedtimes in the City of New York are repealed during the NBA Finals so that kids of all ages can root for their New York Knicks.”
The document also includes a section containing the lyrics “Go New York Go New York Go,” from the team’s classic 1993 anthem.
Mamdani kept it short on social media: “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.”
Internet Reacts To Zohran Mamdani Bedtime Order Ahead of New York Knicks NBA Finals
The Zohran Mamdani bedtime announcement sparked debate online, with some finding it genuinely charming and others questioning whether lighthearted governance is a feature or a bug.
Critics didn’t hold back. “This is not a serious administration whatsoever,” one person wrote. Another reached considerably further: “A key to Soviet oppression and mass control was taking control of people’s children,” a user commented.
A third kept it practical: “I get that this kind of thing seems cute or whatever, but it’s a waste of public resources,” one comment read. And one person asked: “Since when did the government regulate bed times?”
The other camp was having none of the outrage. “MAGA is so full of hate and so dumb that they cannot even spot a joke. You must be very miserable,” one user fired back. Design-minded viewers noticed the finer details: “The Comic Sans is the cherry on top and he knows it,” a user commented.
Others embraced it entirely: “This is adorable and a perfect way to connect to the youth, who are the future of this city and make them feel included in a process that they’re left out of until they’re 18,” one comment read. While another put it plainly: “This is funny and wholesome. Our world needs these types of moments,” a user wrote.
It’s the Knicks’ first Finals since 1999, when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs. New York hasn’t won an NBA championship since way back in 1973.
Mamdani, who is 34, has been invested in this Knicks run for weeks. When New York beat Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Finals, he tagged NYC Sanitation online and said, “I’d like to report a sweep.” He even showed up for Game 2 at Madison Square Garden.
