Everyone is saying that Brooklyn is the place to be! Andrew Zimmer, deputy editor at Time Out New York, gives us the lowdown on his favorite fun things to do in Brooklyn from bowling alleys to vintage arcades. See his list here!

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Offering views of the Manhattan skyline, this hotel offers a rooftop lounge and rooms with plush bedding and a sleek decor. The Bedford Avenue subway station is 5 minutes’ walk.
Modern rooms come with a flat-screen TV, a refrigerator, and an iPod docking station. A sitting area and a work desk are also offered at McCarren Hotel & Pool, Chelsea Hotels.
Guests can enjoy breakfast, as well as an all-day menu, on the rooftop at Sheltering Sky.
An outdoor pool with lounge chairs and cabanas and a fitness center are offered to guests. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is served a la carte at The Elm and room service is available.
Union Square is 1 mile from McCarren Hotel & Pool, Chelsea Hotels. Times Square is 20 minutes’ ride via the subway station.
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The Brooklyn Cat Café in New York City has started to bring in companion rats to help raise kittens. The cafe says rats are unafraid of kittens because they’re relatively similar in size. They also say the kittens often chase and pounce on the rats’ tails which the café says is OK as long as the kittens are gentle.

The Brooklyn Cat Café in New York City has started to bring in companion rats to help raise kittens. The cafe says rats are unafraid of kittens because they’re relatively similar in size. They also say the kittens often chase and pounce on the rats’ tails which the café says is OK as long as the kittens are gentle.

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This week Hungry in Brooklyn celebrates the New Year with festive and fancy cocktails. We head over to local bar Hotel Delmano, where Tim Monaghan gives us a lesson in making the perfect cocktail at home. First, he shows us the French 75, a delicious gin drink topped with champagne.  Then we move on to Philadelphia Fish House Punch, the perfect cocktail to batch for large parties. Finally, we heat things up with a warm Gin Toddy.  Happy New Year!Shortly after the filming of this episode, Tim suffered a serious accident.  To help with his speedy recovery, his family and friends set up a fund to raise money for his medical care.  Please visit http://on.fb.me/timsfund for information on how you can make a difference. Each week Hungry in Brooklyn explores the world of local, sustainable and organic cooking one ingredient at a time. We talk to local experts about how to buy, prepare, and cook each delicious ingredient and then we walk you through a simple, do it yourself recipe!Channel:  http://www.youtube.com/HungryInBrooklynWebsite:  http://www.hungryinbrooklyn.comTwitter:  http://www.hungry_in_bkFacebook:  http://www.facebook.com/hungryinbrooklyn

The 26-25 Milwaukee Bucks will travel following the All Star break when they face the 31-22 Brooklyn Nets in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Brooklyn is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team Brooklyn Nets favored by -4 ½ points with an over under line of 195 points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released a few hours ago.

The teams met twice this season with Milwaukee winning and covering the spread in both games. One game was played in Milwaukee and one was played at Brooklyn.

The Bucks have a road record of 12-13 on the current campaign. They break their four game losing streak last Wednesday in a 94-92 home win against the Philadelphia 76ers as a -6 point betting favorite. The total landed under 194 points. Milwaukee overcame a ten point deficit after one period. They shot just 42% from the floor and made 4 of 18 from three. They give up 44.7% shooting to the 76ers and win by committing fewer turnovers by Philadelphia. Milwaukee’s struggles because their two leading scorers in Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis hover around 40% shooting. The Bucks hit on 43.2% from the floor ranking 26th in the NBA in this important offensive category.

The Nets on the home court is 19-10 on the year. The entered the All Star break with two straight wins following a 119-108 home win against a road weary Denver Nuggets team on Wednesday as a -3 point betting favorite. The game landed over 196 points. Brooklyn gets a break as Denver was playing their fourth game in five nights with all games played in different cities. The Nets shot 54.7% from the field in the win along with 16 of 27 from the three point line. They pulled down 8 more rebounds than Denver. Brooklyn gives up 53.2% shooting to the Nuggets and is fortunate that Denver is a bad free throw shooting as they miss 10 of 22 from the charity stripe. Joe Johnson had 26 points and 9 rebounds on 10 of 19 shooting. Brooklyn has struggled this season offensively as they rank in the bottom third of the NBA in points per game and shooting percentage. The team puts up 95 points a game and makes 44.1% of their shots.

The 34-25 Brooklyn Nets will travel on a back to back when they face a rested 33-25 Chicago Bulls in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Chicago is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by WGN.

The NBA odds from this game has the home team Chicago Bulls favored by -5 points with an over under line of 177 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago on this NBA games.

The teams met three times this season with each team winning on their home court. The road team covered the spread in both contests.

Brooklyn has a road record of 14-12. They lose for the third time in four games following a 98-90 home defeat to the Dallas Mavericks as a -3 point home betting favorite. The game ended under 194 ½ points. The Nets shot 46.2% from the floor and made 7 of 23 three pointers. They crushed the Mavs on the boards by a 44-31 margin. Brooklyn allowed 50% shooting to Dallas and gave away the game with 20 turnovers. Deron Williams led Brooklyn with 24 points and four boards on 8 of 18 shooting. The Nets have struggled for points all year. They rank 20th in the NBA in scoring offense with just an average of 95.2 points a game.

The Bulls are 16-14 on their home court. Chicago breaks a two game losing streak after a 93-82 home win on Thursday night to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -7 point betting favorite. The total landed under 178 points. Chicago survived a 38.6% shooting game along with 3 of 14 from three. They held the 76ers to 38.8% from the floor and the Bulls had six more rebounds. Chicago benefits from a bad free throw shooting night from the 76ers as they miss 9 of 21 shots while the Bulls hit on 26 of 33 from the charity stripe. Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 21 rebounds on 8 of 12 shooting. Without Derrick Rose the Bulls have tried to win with stout defense. That works against lower division teams but hurts them against upper echelon clubs. Chicago is in the bottom third in the NBA in three key offensive areas which are points per game, field goal and three point shooting. The Bulls are 28th and third to last in the NBA by scoring just 92.6 points a game.

The 37-26 Brooklyn Nets will travel to face the 23-39 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA pro basketball game has the road team Brooklyn Nets favored by -5 ½ points with an over under line of 184 points. Early money has landed on the Nets because when the lines opened up Brooklyn was a -5 point favorite.

The Nets have a road record of 16-13 on the year. They win their third straight following a 93-80 road win at the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday as a +3 ½ point underdog. The game landed under 191 ½ points. Brooklyn entered the half up by 14 points. They shot 43.4% from the floor and made 6 of 23 three pointers. They hold the Hawks to 41.6% shooting and forced 17 Atlanta turnovers. Brook Lopez for the Nets had 18 points and 9 rebounds on 8 of 16 from the field. Brooklyn has been solid defensively during this three game win streak by allowing an average of 79 points per game. Season to date the team is 4th in the NBA in scoring defense allowing just 94.1 points a game. They face an offensively challenged 76ers team on Monday.

The 76ers are 17-16 straight up on their home court for the current campaign. Philadelphia loses their fifth straight and 12th loss in 13 games following a bad 99-91 decision on the road to the Orlando Magic as a -1 point betting favorite. The game finished under 193 ½ points. Philadelphia shot 46.5% from the floor with 5 of 12 from the three point line. They allowed a hapless Magic team to shoot for 49.4% and 12 of 27 from three point range. Thaddeus Young for the 76ers led the team in scoring with 26 points and 12 rebounds on 13 of 17 shooting. It just gets worse and worse for this 76ers team with another low point in losing to Orlando. Philadelphia cannot make it their season average in points per game against a bad defensive team in Orlando. The team is 29th and second to worst in the NBA in scoring offense by pushing across just 92.2 points a game.

The Brooklyn Nets will travel to face the Utah Jazz in an NBA pro basketball game set for Wednesday night.

Tip off time from Utah is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The wagering odds from this game have the road side Brooklyn Nets favored by –2 1/2 points with a total lined at 193 points.

Brooklyn had their two game win streak snapped to fall to 24-27 after a 92-73 road defeat on Thursday to the Chicago Bulls as a +3 ½ point wagering underdog. The game total went under 185 points. The Nets fell behind 29-19 at the halftime break in defeat.

They shot just 38.8% from the floor along with 5 of 17 from three point distance. Paul Pierce had 15 points and three rebounds on 4 of 11 shooting. The Nets were crushed on the glass by a 45-27 rebounding margin. Defensively Brooklyn allowed 50% shooting to Chicago with 4 of 14 makes from three.

Utah has won three straight to improve to 19-33 after a 105-100 home victory on November 12th to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -7 ½ point wagering favorite. The game went over 201 points.

The Jazz shot 42.5% from the floor along with 3 of 16 from the three point line. Alec Burks had 26 points and four rebounds on 6 of 10 from the floor. Utah made 28 of 32 free throws. On defense the Jazz allowed the 76ers 46.2% shooting with 8 of 19 coming from the three point line.

The 22-42 New Orleans Hornets will travel to play the 37-26 Brooklyn Nets in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Brooklyn is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game have the home team Brooklyn Nets favored by -6 points with an over under line of 187 points. Early money has landed on Brooklyn as the team opened as a -5 ½ point betting favorite.

The teams went head to head back on February 26th with Brooklyn posting the 101-97 road win at the Hornets as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game finished at over 185 points.

New Orleans has a road record of 10-22 on the year. They break a three game losing streak after a 98-96 home win against the Portland Trailblazers on Sunday as a +3 ½ point underdog. The game finished under 196 points. The Hornets shot 46.5% from the floor and made 11 of 20 from three point range. They crushed the Trailblazers on the glass by a 48-30 margin. Good thing New Orleans rebounded well because they allow Portland 48.7% shooting and 11 of 25 three pointers. Ryan Anderson came off the bench for 20 points and 13 rebounds for New Orleans on 7 of 15 from the floor. The Hornets have struggled on the defensive end of the court this season ranking in the lower third of the NBA in defensive field goal and three point shooting.

The Nets are 21-13 straight up at home. Brooklyn had their three game win streak snapped in a 106-97 road defeat on Monday night to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -6 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 184 ½ points. Brooklyn wasted a 49.4% shooting night with 6 of 19 coming from three. They pull down five more rebounds than the 76ers and lose because they surrendered 52.6% shooting as well as 8 of 15 from beyond the arc to Philadelphia. Deron Williams for Brooklyn had 27 points and 13 assists on 10 of 19 from the field. The Nets have struggled on the defensive end of the court as they rank in the lower third of the NBA in field goal and three point shooting defense. Teams make 46.2% of their shots against Brooklyn.

The 29-51 Washington Wizards will travel to play the 47-33 Brooklyn Nets in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Brooklyn is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA game has the home team Brooklyn Nets favored by -7 ½ points with an over under line of 192 points. There has been no line movement from this game since the odds came out a few hours ago.

This Wizards and Nets have met three times this campaign with Brooklyn winning two of the three games. Washington covered the spread in two of the three contests.

Washington has a road record of 7-32 on the year. They lose their fourth straight after a 97-86 home defeat on Friday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 192 points. The Wizards shot just 41.4% from the floor and connected on 1 of 13 three pointers. They give up 43% shooting to Philadelphia and the Wizards lose because they turn the ball over 17 times and missed 8 of 21 free throws. John Wall led Washington with 24 points and seven assists as he made 9 of his 21 shots. The Wizards have put up some respectable defensive numbers this season ranking in the top seven in all three key areas. Their issue has been on the offensive end of the court as they rank in the bottom four of the league in points per game and shooting percentage. Cleveland averages 93.1 points a game with 43.4% shooting.

Brooklyn is 24-15 straight up on their home court. Their four game win streak was snapped on Sunday in a 93-87 road defeat to the Toronto Raptors as a -4 point betting favorite. The total landed under 194 ½ points. The Nets fell behind 51-32 at the half in defeat. They shot just 40.5% from the field and made 8 of 30 three pointers. Brooklyn gave up 43.9% shooting to the Raptors with 6 of 15 three pointers and allowed Toronto to grab ten more rebounds. Deron Williams led the Nets with 30 points and seven assists as he connected on 11 of his 20 shots. Brooklyn is locked into the number four seed in the Eastern conference and will have home court advantage against either Atlanta or Chicago in the first round of the playoffs next weekend. Brooklyn has done a good job of limiting points to opponents this season. The team ranks fifth in the NBA in scoring defense by allowing 95 points a game.