'No Kings' rally, GOP gubernatorial candidate Blakeman event draw crowds in Westchester County

We are a little more than two weeks out from the midterm elections and events across our region are encouraging people to make their voices heard. News 12's Estefania Salinas spoke with voters at one of those rallies. Residents gathered at the corner of North Avenue and Huguenot Street in New Rochelle, calling on people to get out and vote. I'm more scared about our country now than I was then. I couldn't stand on the sidelines anymore. Those who came out shared what matters most to them and why they believe making their voices heard is so important. I'm fighting for the immigrants. I'm fighting for women. There's so much to fight for. How can you pick just one thing? I see the effects of Medicaid cuts. I think it's just something we have to stand up for. Meanwhile in Hawthorne, Republican candidate for governor Bruce Blakeman held his own gathering, where attendees also made their voices heard on key issues. Everything is exponentially higher in the state of New York. And while some at the No Kings event called for ICE to be abolished, attendees here expressed a different view on immigration. I believe ICE is important and we need to get whoever is illegal out. And we got to keep this country safe. And when it comes to voting. And you can't just sit at home and you can't complain about what's going on in politics if you're not getting up and at least voting or campaigning. yourself. As a reminder, in New York begins October