Brush fires in Prospect Park and South Brooklyn added to a spate in the region; expected rain on Sunday should bring some relief.

Brush fires broke out in the Palisades, New Jersey early Friday morning, sending smoke across the Hudson River and into NYC.

A large brush fire near New Jersey’s Palisades Interstate Parkway sent thick smoke across the Hudson River into parts of New York City and Westchester.

The parade’s highest honoree is Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, a Marine. According to the nonprofit United War Veterans Council, he is recognized for his valor in the Afghanistan War, in which he defied orders and went into a particularly dangerous area to help save American and Afghan troops who had gone missing, and in the Iraq War.

NYC is hosting its 105th annual Veterans Day Parade, the nation’s largest event honoring veterans from all branches and eras.

Several Manhattan streets will be closed for hours Saturday morning for the Big Apple’s 104th Veterans Day Parade — the largest of its kind in the nation. The mile-long parade — to honor the men and women who have served our country — is slated to kick off at 9:30 a.

The tree is set to arrive at Center Plaza in New York on Saturday before the tree lighting ceremony in early December.

The Rockefeller Christmas tree, a 74-foot Norway spruce, hails from a small Massachusetts town before shining in New York City.