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No Kings Rallies Limited To Westchester’s Larger Communities

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The No Kings crowd in Hastings on October 17

October 18, 2025

Millions of Americans turned out at some 2,000 rallies against Trump policies across the country but only brushed by the rivertowns.

At a rally outside Greenburgh Town Hall, launched by the two-week-old group, Central Westchester Indivisible, Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced plans to introduce a resolution before the Greenburgh Town Board creating a First Amendment walkway in front of Town Hall—one that honors “the political activists who take the time to provoke and challenge our decisions,” said Feiner.

Citizens turn out for a hastily called rally in Greenburgh

Despite the short window for planners, the rally drew around 300, according to attendees. Central Westchester Indivisible was founded only two weeks earlier by Sheldon Malev, 87 to be a part of the nationwide coordinated effort that spawned two thousand such gatherings.

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The largest rally in the area was in Ossining, where thousands gather. Of the rivertowns per se, only Hastings-on-Hudson had a sizable event. Organizers with the “Concerned Families of Westchester” allowed that they were “pleasantly surprised at the overflow” of protesters who attended the rally in the village’s VFW Plaza.

Police in Hastings had no trouble with crowd control

Several hundred peaceful, mostly elderly protesters, were in attendance. While their signs depicted a nation under siege by a despotic ruler, much of the crowd seemed upbeat, enjoying the solidarity of the event.

While their signs depicted a nation under siege by a despotic ruler, much of the crowd seemed upbeat, enjoying the solidarity of the event. Remarks from speakers elicited cheers and whoops. Honking horns from passing motorists enhanced the ebullient mood. Chants ranged from “When democracy is under attack, whaddayado? FIGHT BACK!” to “Whose streets? OUR STREETS!” although none lasted more than a few exchanges before dying out. Police presence was adequate; officers controlled the flow of passing cars and kept pedestrians on the sidewalks.