Tens of thousands of New Yorkers hit the streets of Manhattan on a rain-soaked Saturday for the “No Kings Day” march against President Trump and his administration’s increasingly autocratic rule of the country on June 14
Photo by Dean Moses
New Yorkers from all five boroughs are set to take to the streets again this weekend for a new round of “No Kings” demonstrations, part of a nationwide day of anti-Trump protests that organizers say aims to defend democracy and push back against authoritarianism.
The March 28 mobilization will mark the third “No Kings” protest held in New York City, with rallies, marches and bridge actions planned across the city ahead of a larger citywide mass march later in the day. Organizers say the demonstrations — which previously drew tens of thousands of participants in New York each time — are a response to what they describe as the continued consolidation of executive power, the weaponization of ICE and other federal agencies, and deep cuts to essential services, including Social Security, Medicaid, and public education.
The most recent No Kings protest in Manhattan last October drew upwards of 100,000 people, according to police.
Jay W. Walker, a lead organizer with Hands Off NYC, told amNewYork this weekend’s action comes after several developments that have raised the stakes since the last protest, and said the demonstrations are meant to answer what he called “unchecked autocratic power” by the Trump administration.
No Kings protest becomes more local
Upwards of 100,000 New Yorkers participated in the “No Kings” protest through the streets of Manhattan in October 2025, speaking out against the Trump administration.Photo by Dean Moses
Walker said the citywide format is intentional. Rather than concentrate everyone in one part of Manhattan, he said organizers want the protests to take shape in neighborhoods across the city because the issues driving the demonstrations are being felt in local communities as well as at the national level. He said organizers want Saturday to be seen not just as one large coordinated march, but as a series of actions generated in different neighborhoods.
The day’s events are scheduled to begin in upper Manhattan and Queens, with a Washington Heights bridge action planned from 10 a.m. to noon at the Denny Farrell Pedestrian Bridge and the “Queens Says No Kings” march running from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at MacDonald Park in Forest Hills.
By midday, demonstrations will spread to other parts of the city, including an East Bronx rally from noon to 2 p.m. at Bronx Victory Memorial in Throggs Neck; an Upper West Side action from noon to 2 p.m.; and a Fresh Meadows gathering from noon to 2 p.m. in northeast Queens.
In the afternoon, protesters are expected to gather in Brooklyn for a Park Slope march from 1 to 3 p.m., assembling on Garfield Place and marching along Prospect Park West, while another Queens action is set for 1 to 2 p.m. at the Rockaway Beach Amphitheater on Beach 94th Street.
Staten Island organizers are also planning a demonstration from 1 to 3 p.m., and a West Harlem/Morningside Heights event is scheduled from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
The Bronx will host a second action from 2 to 4 p.m. at Lou Gehrig Plaza, while a larger No Kings NYC Mass March is also slated for 2 to 4 p.m., capping a day of demonstrations expected to draw protesters from across the five boroughs.
A pointed protest on Staten Island
On Staten Island, organizers say the local protest is meant to reach residents who support the broader movement but are unlikely to travel into Manhattan for a large march.
Laura McCarthy, a founding member of the Staten Island Action Coalition, said many politically engaged Staten Islanders do not typically go into Manhattan for demonstrations, so organizers decided to bring the protest to them. She said previous “No Kings” protests on Staten Island have each drawn larger crowds than the last.
McCarthy said organizers on Staten Island also expect strong turnout because, in her view, opposition has deepened as Trump’s conduct has become “more pronounced,” and as concerns have grown over war, social services, Medicaid, Social Security, food insecurity and ICE activity in the borough.
She said the Staten Island protest is also tied directly to Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, the city’s only Republican member of Congress. Saturday’s protest is expected to take place outside Malliotakis’ office in the borough.
McCarthy said part of the program will be aimed at the lawmaker, and that organizers plan to collect letters from attendees to be delivered to her office. She said the action is intended to register local dissatisfaction not only with Trump, but with Staten Island’s representative in Washington.