Creepy Subway, The Best Pizza, Big Gay Ice Cream: Scenes From a Brief Trip to New York

There are few things more unsettling than sitting on an almost empty Subway car in New York — and then realizing, as the rest of the people get off the train, that you're the only one there. That happened during my most recent trip to New York City... and yes, after snapping this pic, I decided to switch to the Subway car next door, which had several people there. Hey, gotta be street smart!

In New York to hold a series of work meetings, I, of course, made sure to hit some of my favorite spots — including Posto Pizza (the best thin crust anywhere), my fave in all of NYC, and grab a Salty Bea Arthur (now called a "Salty Dorothy," I assume due to legal reasons) at Big Gay Ice Cream. I also enjoy hitting the free galleries at the New York Library (located close to my office), where the display looked back at the freewheeling 1960s.

Some pics below:

A New Chapter for Silverlake

Blogging.la details the new library coming to Silverlake -- at the corner of Glendale Blvd. and Silver Lake Ave., to be exact -- sometime in 2007:

The new library is designed by M2A - Milofsky Michali & Cox and will feature a 33 space parking lot below it (as there isn't much street parking available at that corner) and a large multi-purpose room to go with the stacks of books, reading room looking out on a dry garden, computer use areas and large children & teen sections.

For more detail, consider joining the Friends of Silver Lake Library. The group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. inside the Citibank Community Center (2450 Glendale Blvd. -- catty-corner to the future site of the library).