Lace doilies, floral bedspreads and chandeliers fit well into a child's doll's house... But add some black decor, boarded up windows and a skeleton wreath, and kids may not want to play in it anymore.

In a season of gratitude, New York City ought to appreciate just how far, how quickly, a quiet consensus has taken the place of a deep divide on the policing practice called stop, question and frisk.