President Trump Visits NYC: Street Closures, Protests And Everything You Need To Know

NEW YORK, NY — President Trump is expected to arrive in New York City on Monday evening for his first extended stay in his Midtown penthouse since taking the presidency, a visit that has city officials bracing for street closures, enhanced security and protests.

Trump will fly into JFK airport around 8:15 p.m. Monday evening, according to the official White House schedule, and take a helicopter to the Wall Street Landing Zone. From there, he'll make the trek up to Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue and 56th Street, a journey the White House predicts will take just 15 minutes.

Click here for live video and updates from the huge protest planned outside Trump Tower on Monday night.

The president is expected to remain in Trump Tower through Wednesday, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who will be in New Hampshire on a vacation of his own. Trump was initially expected to get to the city Sunday.

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"At this time, our understanding is President Trump will essentially remain at Trump Tower during his stay here," de Blasio told reporters Sunday. "So if it’s 48 hours — if it’s more or it’s less — things will be focused on Trump Tower."

The following street closures are in effect and will remain that way through the president's visit:

• 58th Street from 6th Avenue to Madison Avenue
• 55th Street from 5th Avenue to Madison Avenue
• 56th Street from 6th Avenue to 5th Ave. (managed vehicular access)

NYPD Chief of Department Carlos Gomez advised all motorists to avoid the area around Trump Tower during the president's visit to New York City, Gomez said Monday. Starting at 7 p.m. Monday the NYPD will begin vehicle and bus checkpoints for vehicles traveling on Fifth Avenue, Gomez said.

The MTA is telling subway riders to expect additional travel time and to check the MTA's website or the latest service status before leaving.

"The best thing is if you can avoid that part of town is please stay away from that part of Midtown," de Blasio said.

Security will be beefed up around the tower, which will cause severe congestion in the area on roads that aren't closed. And, while Trump is expected to remain in his apartment on the top floors of the tower, authorities will be ready to spring into action should he decide to venture outside.

"We are very confident we can handle any situation including if the president decides to go out a restaurant or anything like that," de Blasio said. "NYPD and Secret Service are ready. And we will make sure you will get regular updates as the president’s plans develop."

Mass protests are also expected during the visit, especially after the deadly violence in Charlottesville caused by white nationalist organizations. Trump has been criticized for his refusal to condemn the perpetrators by name.

Those criticisms ramped up Monday morning, when Trump lashed out at Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, who quit the president's manufacturing council "to take a stand against intolerance and extremism." The president has yet to condemn Charlottesville attacker James Alex Fields, Jr., by name.

More than a thousand people were outside Trump Tower on Sunday protesting Trump's expected visit, chanting and carrying signs. Similar demonstrations broke out in Union Square and Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.

The trip to NYC will be Trump's first visit to his home city since a brief appearance at the USS Intrepid in May.

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