NEW YORK CITY – Hundreds of “No Kings Day” protests are planned across the United States, including in the New York City area, on Saturday, Oct. 18 to protest the Trump administration’s policies.
FOX 5 NY will stream live coverage of the protests beginning Saturday at 11 a.m. To stream from anywhere, you can watch live in the media player above or download our app, FOX LOCAL, to watch on your smart TV or phone. Click here to download our mobile app now. You can also watch raw, un-anchored coverage of the event on our YouTube page. Check the YouTube event embedded above.
While the NYPD hasn’t specifically closed any streets as a result of the expected protests, scheduled weekend closures are already in effect, and the demonstrations could cause even more traffic disruptions. Click HERE for a full list.
Events are expected to take place across the five boroughs, including the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) participating in the gathering in Duffy Square.
‘No Kings’ protest Oct. 18
Local perspective:
Here are some of the demonstrations planned in New York City and New Jersey on Saturday, Oct. 18:
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‘No Kings’ protests near me New York City Manhattan: NYC SAYS NO KINGS! (Broadway & West 47th Street) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Manhattan)Brooklyn: NO KINGS Park Slope Brooklyn (Corner of PPW and Grand Army Plaza) 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Brooklyn)Queens Says No Kings and Forest Hills Indivisible (106-28 Queens Blvd) 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Queens)NO KINGS Riverdale: Northwest Bronx Indivisible (Seton Park, Opposite 3223 Independence Ave.) 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.NO KINGS in NY-11 (1698 Victory Blvd) 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Staten Island) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 14: People march in the “No Kings” protest along Fifth Avenue on June 14, 2025 in New York, New York. Hundreds of marches and protests as part of a “national day of peaceful protest” against the Trump administration are happ
New Jersey NO KINGS NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (12 Springfield Ave) 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.NO KINGS Jersey City (280 Grove St) 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.NO KINGS WEEHAWKEN (Hudson Pl) 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.NO KINGS Guttenberg (7000 JFK Blvd E) 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.No Kings Bloomfield NJ at the Municipal Plaza (1 Municipal Plaza) 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Long Island NO KINGS 2 / Save Our Democracy Rally South Huntington NY (New York 25 & New York 110) 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.NO KINGS Babylon Rally + Food Drive (200 Sunrise Hwy) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.NO KINGS PORT JEFF (Rose Avenue) 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.NO KINGS! United Voices for Freedom (1933 County Rd 83) 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Medford)NO KINGS Wading River (260 NY-25A) 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
To find a demonstration near you, click HERE.
‘Hate America rally’
What they’re saying:
House Speaker Mike Johnson called Saturday’s planned protests “a hate America rally.”
“We’re so angry about it. I mean, I’m a very patient guy, but I’ve had it with these people,” he told Fox News.
What is the ‘No Kings’ protest?
The “No Kings” theme was orchestrated by the 50501 Movement, a national movement made up of everyday Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – JUNE 14: Tens of thousands attend ‘No Kings Day’ protests against the Trump administration in New York City, which is organized in hundreds of cities across the United States on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Photo by Selcuk Acar
The No Kings Day of Defiance has been organized to reject authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and the militarization of the country’s democracy, according to a press release from No Kings.