Stop and Frisk
Discontent grew over the controversial practice of stop, question, and frisk used by the NYPD, despite a decrease in reported numbers for 2012 and a list of promised reforms by Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly in May. In October four bills were introduced in City Council, including prohibiting bias-based profiling. The bills remain in committee.
High Cost of Living
Three of New York City’s boroughs—Manhattan (1), Brooklyn (2), and Queens (6)—were listed in the nation’s top 10 most expensive urban areas in the cost of living index, published in September.
