And people who work in community organizations say they have seen a leap in the number of New Yorkers saddled with unmanageable housing costs.
Health researchers have claimed that those who experiment with legal highs are "dancing in a minefield" as they highlight a leap in the number of recent deaths in Britain connected with the synthetic drugs.
Separately, an Israeli human rights group said Wednesday that government statistics it had obtained showed a leap in the number of Palestinians who had their Jerusalem residency status revoked by the Israeli Interior Ministry in 2008.
The event comes after a wave of bleak figures published by the Ministry of Justice last month revealed a leap in the number of on-the-run inmates in the last year, as well as an increase in deaths in custody and a rise in the number of jails considered to be "of concern".
"Not since the so-called Year of the Woman in 1992 have we seen such a leap in the number of women stepping forward to contend for Congressional seats," said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers, which tracked the candidacies.
When you look at startups like thredUP, The Real Real, Everything But The House, Tradesy and many others, you can see that the second-hand business is about to take a leap in the number of consumers it can reach and the professional way it presents itself.
Reports compiled by the commission and the Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai B'rith show a leap in the number of hate-related incidents against Jews in Orange County over the past two years.
Popular sights such as Kew gardens, London zoo and Stonehenge all enjoyed a leap in visitor numbers last year.
Darren Childs, chief executive of UKTV for the past three years, highlights a surge in programming investment, a shift to a part-pay, part-free channel strategy, and a leap in viewing numbers thanks in part to a street magician called Dynamo.
"2013 has been a record breaking year for Eurostar," said Nick Mercer, commercial director for Eurostar, "With a leap in passenger numbers as well as the introduction of new routes and new destinations, we are seeing growing demand from customers across Europe and indeed around the world".
