No Kings protests scheduled at four area sites

This Saturday will mark the second round of No Kings protests around the nation including Westchester.

By MARTIN WILBUR

Anyone in northern Westchester looking to attend a No Kings demonstration to protest President Donald Trump’s administration in close proximity to home this Saturday will have a choice of three events to choose from, in addition to a rally scheduled in Mount Kisco.

On Oct. 18, Purdys, Ossining and Brewster will be additional protest sites that have registered rallies, said Shannon Powell, co-leader of Indivisible Westchester, which has organized the Brewster demonstration.

Powell said the Brewster protest, taking place at Wells Park, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., will be one of the biggest in Westchester and Putnam.

The Ossining protest, scheduled for Louis Engel Waterfront Park and organized by the local Democratic Party, will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Meanwhile, the Purdys event is set for the First Street Triangle at First Street and Mills Road from 11 a.m. to noon.

The Mount Kisco rally will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 104 Main Street.

Mount Kisco hosted a protest on Kirby Plaza during the first No Kings weekend in June as well as a Hands Off demonstration in early April.

Other rallies on Oct. 18 will take place in Greenburgh, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Port Chester, and Yonkers, Powell said.

Powell said finding new sites was to “spread the wealth” around the area, particularly in Putnam County, and throughout the 17th Congressional District, which is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races in the nation during next year’s mid-term elections.

“That’s such a real battleground next year, so that’s why they decided to do it in Brewster,” Powell said. “We will be calling people from Westchester to Brewster. There’s the fall festival, so the point is, much like the Mount Kisco event (in June), it’s very family-friendly, there’s things to do, not just hold up your signs and go home at the end of the day.”

Powell also said that there are smaller unregistered protests in many additional communities, but the organizers and participants for the registered events receive pointers on how to deescalate tensions with counter-protestors and put on a safe, secure and peaceful event.

Editor's note: The print version of this story which appears in the oct. 17 edition incorrectly stated Mount Kisco would not be a site of a No Kings protest on Oct. 18.