Niko

To study for board exams to become a certified trainer for athletes, Niko would ride the subway from the last stop in Queens to the World Trade Center and back, 2 or 3 times a night–headphones on (sometimes hip hop, sometimes Frank Sinatra), books in his lap–because, for him, there was no place quieter or more relaxing. (He passed, by the way.) “My girl, when I get a girl, she better like the subway, cuz I love it more than the beach.”