Bruce Kahnweiser

The royal couple's first stop will be a visit to Ground Zero.

25 years after the worst terrorist attack on U.S.

soil, the king and queen will attend a wreath-laying ceremony.

They'll meet first responders and family members of those who were killed.

Mayor Zoran Mamdani has been invited to attend the ceremony, but no private meeting with the king is planned.

Security, which is always tight for a royal visit, is expected to be heightened in the aftermath of the weekend shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Traffic jams are expected from one end of Manhattan to the other.

The subway stop at the World Trade Center will be temporarily closed.

After the morning ceremony, King Charles will travel up to Harlem to see how a grassroots organization educates young people on urban farming and food security.

For NPR News, I'm Bruce Kahnweiser in New York.

In New York, at least eight demonstrations are expected across the city's five boroughs.

Organizers and protesters are alarmed by what they say is President Trump's attempt to establish authoritarian rule.

Critics say Trump's attempt to eliminate vote-by-mail would disenfranchise countless voters, and they say his failure to get congressional approval for his war on Iran violates the Constitution.

This will be the third no-Kings demonstration since President Trump returned to office in January 2025.

Organizers say more than 300,000 turned out for the last No Kings rally in New York back in October, and they expect more this time.

Last fall, organizers estimate more than 7 million took to the streets nationwide.

For NPR News, I'm Bruce Kahnweiser in New York.

Air travel ground to a halt Sunday and Monday, but today more than half the scheduled flights departing from Newark Liberty, JFK, and LaGuardia are expected to take off.

Rail travel on New Jersey Transit is expected to resume today, but with limited service.

Buses will be running again.