Some longtime locals fear being priced out; other residents, old and new, fear that development will destroy the vibes that drew them to the neighborhood.

Then in the 1980's a renaissance began to take hold in Brooklyn and longtime locals enlisted new residents in their campaign to clean up the canal.

And the new people have no connection to the place, beyond their time-share agreement or deed, longtime locals say.

The next team was a tough athletic squad that comprised longtime locals, among them the Litigator.

Many longtime locals complained that they were being pushed out and that their course was turning into a tourist attraction.

Many longtime locals already have their own homes, so real estate values don't directly affect them.

Indeed, longtime locals have been attracted to the newly available lofts and row houses.

Social life tends to be split, with the New York crowd separate from the longtime locals.

He noted that longtime locals were once newcomers themselves, or at least their ancestors were.

Formerly forested hilltops are increasingly covered with houses, and traffic, though modest by New York standards, has longtime locals grousing.