New York City public transportation might be a hellhole, but at least it's a hellhole with good music.
On Sunday, for example, Twitter user@Wertwhile was traveling on the subway after a tough week when he encountered a shirtless man carrying a speaker. What could have been a painful moment — someone blasting the worst possible music at the loudest possible volume — became a beautiful one after passengers on the train joined together to croon the Backstreet Boys' famous hit, "I Want It That Way.
Lou Alvarez, a retired New York Police Department detective who testified inan emotional congressional hearing last week about reauthorizing the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, has entered hospice care due to the incurable nature of his cancer,CBS New York reports.
"I'm still here and still fighting," Alvarez said in a Facebook post Wednesday.