Mamdani’s Nosebleed Knicks Ticket and the Benefits of Being Mayor NYT - Top Stories By: Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes 10 June 2026 at 20:51 Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans. © Vincent Alban for The New York TimesMayor Zohran Mamdani attended the Knicks’ Game 3 loss in the N.B.A. finals with some former colleagues in the State Legislature.