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Are F train riders finding the subway a little crowded these days? Maybe it's because the trains aren't coming as frequently as they should be. The Brooklyn Papers found that the F train wasn't close to its rush-hour frequency of trains every 4-6 minutes, but an average of 7-8 minutes apart in their sampling. While that may sound minor, think about how many people stream down the subway stairs every moment - a train coming 2 minutes sooner could mean the difference between some space to stand versus being stuck like sardines.

Radiator Tower, by Santi-Jose.

+ And happy 102nd birthday, NYC Subway! You don't seem a day over 85!

-- We didn't report on Kapporot last week. That's a Jewish holiday-- "the ritual involves transferring a person’s sin to a live chicken."

-- Streetsblog has some coverage of the Houston Street cyclists rally yesterday: "Everybody who lives in this community knows Houston Street is a highway to hell. It's the death street."

If you are unfamiliar with the oft-used term "feh" it is defined by one Yiddish-to-English dictionary as: "It stinks! No good."