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Schools are closed and alternate side parking is suspended Wednesday for Veterans Day. Grand Central and Union Square markets open, the Council votes on Studio 54 and a disabled veterans' tax break, and rain moves in Thursday.

Roundabout Theatre Company wants to rebuild the former nightclub's stage, dig out its buried orchestra pit and redo the seating. A zoning change that could help other Broadway houses pay for repairs comes up for a vote Nov. 10.

The theater under Madison Square Garden would become a glassy Eighth Avenue entrance. MSG's finance chief told investors the sale proceeds would likely go into another venue, and public money would probably pay for the purchase.

The new giant balloons for the Nov. 26 centennial march took a test flight Saturday, and Macy's says Popeye, Olive Oyl and Swee'Pea will ride an All-Stars float. Here's the new lineup and the route.

The 11-ton Norway spruce from West Edmeston, N.Y., rolled onto the plaza Saturday morning during free Meet the Tree Day. Crews now add 50,000 lights and the Swarovski star before the Dec. 2 lighting.

The 107th parade steps off at 12:30 p.m. from 26th to 45th Streets with astronaut Suni Williams as grand marshal. A Madison Square Park wreath-laying is at 10:55 a.m.; Council Member Morano is pushing a disabled-veterans tax vote the next day.

Polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday after 690,526 early check-ins. The Council looks at snow plowing Monday, the Rockefeller Center tree rolls in Saturday, and the forecast turns wet from Thursday.

Madison Square Garden Sports is now MSG Knickerbockers, trading as MSGK, and the Rangers trade on their own as MSGR starting Tuesday. Shareholders got one Rangers share for every two they held.

State Police timed Thursday's cut for about 8 a.m. on NY-8, with a noon escort south. The 76-foot Norway spruce arrives at Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 7; lighting is Dec. 2.

Early voting runs all week, with late hours Tuesday and Wednesday. Bryant Park's rink opens Wednesday, the Village parade steps off Saturday night, and the marathon and the end of daylight saving time share Sunday.

The eight-bowl, udon-only menu from Cambridge, Mass., is now at 271 Fifth Ave. near 30th Street, with two floors, a glass-enclosed terrace and late hours on weekends.

The Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and Theater District staples are set to change hands Oct. 30. Brooklyn Diner, Paris Bar and the rest of the Fireman group go to a co-bidder, and all are expected to stay open.

Nearly 5,000 young runners opened race week on Sunday. Here is the schedule through Marathon Monday, including free events and the clock change the night before the race.

Hanks and Kelli O'Hara will bring the time-travel romance This World of Tomorrow, set at the 1939 World's Fair in Queens, to Broadway in fall 2027. Groff stars in a solo play at the Broadhurst starting Feb. 10.

Saturday brings the first day of early voting, the last day to register, a free Diwali festival on Broadway and a Sixth Avenue street fair. Expect no 4 train in the South Bronx, no J between Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, and a split G.