No Kings 'Vote Early' rallies set for Moynihan Station, Washington Square Park and the boroughs today

Organizers of the "No Kings" movement are holding events across New York City on Saturday, but this round looks different from earlier marches. They're calling it No Kings: Vote Early, and organizer pages describe it as a nonpartisan day to help people make a plan to vote, one week before early voting opens in New York.

The coalition behind the events includes the American Federation of Teachers, Indivisible, MoveOn, Public Citizen, Voto Latino and Black Voters Matter Fund, according to the Times Herald-Record. The paper says the coalition takes its name from its opposition to what organizers describe as President Donald Trump's efforts to expand presidential power. Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin said this edition is about organizing voters, not only sending a message.

Where and when

• Moynihan Station, Manhattan: 1 to 2 p.m. at Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street, according to the No Kings event page.
• Washington Square Park, Manhattan: VOTEFEST NYC runs 2 to 5 p.m. at Fifth Avenue and Washington Square North. Speakers listed include the Rev. Al Sharpton, actor F. Murray Abraham and Common Cause New York's Nia Alvarez-Mapp, with performances by the Resistance Revival Chorus and HONK NYC. Organizers say HeadCount will help people register or check their registration.
• Greenwich Village and Battery Park City: smaller gatherings are listed at the Ruth Wittenberg Triangle (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and outside 455 North End Avenue (11 a.m. to noon).
• Bay Ridge, Brooklyn: Indivisible Brooklyn plans a rally and march from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by street-corner voter outreach, according to Hands Off NYC. A Greenpoint group plans to hand out early-voting flyers from American Playground starting at 10 a.m.
• Staten Island: marchers leave from Stapleton, Tompkinsville and Livingston and meet on the steps of Borough Hall, 10 Richmond Terrace, between 1 and 4 p.m., according to Hands Off NYC.

Fox 5 NY also listed events in the Bronx, Jackson Heights and Washington Heights. Organizer pages say the events are committed to nonviolence and ask participants not to bring weapons of any kind.

Getting around

As of Friday morning the NYPD had not announced any street closures tied to the protests, Fox 5 NY reported, though dozens of previously scheduled weekend closures are in effect. Subway riders should also note that J and M trains are not running into Manhattan this weekend because of switch work at Marcy Avenue.

Key voting dates

Early voting in New York runs from Saturday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 1, and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 24, the Times Herald-Record reported, citing the state Board of Elections.