Diwali as a holiday in the public schools of the city of New York

N.Y. Education Law § 2586-A, under City School Districts of Cities With One Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Inhabitants or More.

N.Y. Education Law § 2586-A

§ 2586-a. Diwali as a holiday in the public schools of the city of New\nYork. The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Indian calendar in\neach year, known as Diwali, is hereby made and declared to be a holiday\nin all the public schools in the city school district in the city of New\nYork and such public schools shall not be in session on such day.\n