And with the arrival of crack, violence between dealers and a growing flow of suburban buyers to the area, many neighbors became enraged.

Among those factors, Mr. Michonski said, are suburban buyers, single people seeking starter apartments and the steady flow of immigrants.

My idea, too, of supplying suburban buyers gratis with a small drawing-book, skeleton illustrations, and four coloured chalks, has made the drink popular with children.

The offbeat spot, which Newark practically gave to the developer, also meant that these buyers paid one-quarter to one-third the price of other suburban buyers for essentially the same house.

Mr. Jaiman estimated that 80 percent of the drugs sold in the East End are sold to suburban buyers.

Another issue of concern was the truck-centered nature of International's dealers, while most competing light trucks were beginning to be sold to suburban buyers in more alluring and better located auto show rooms.

Early on, it was a favorite among young suburban buyers, but now its best customers tend to be in the South.

But prices vary widely, based not so much on quality as on the neighborhood or area of purchase, with more affluent urban and suburban buyers paying more.

Brokers say many of these suburban buyers lived in the city as young adults, then left to raise their children in homes with lawns.

And the markets are often near major highways to increase access for suburban buyers.