Is the New York City accent gone? (movies, school)

[Refugee56]

Now that there was another anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, there was all kinds of things on TV showing the events of that day. I saw an interesting thing on the History Channel where they showed all kinds of clips of New Yorkers reacting to the events of that day.

In these 9/11 Anniversary TV specials, I was amazed at the large number of New York City police and firemen who displayed every stereotype of a New Yorker. They were classic. But what really stood out was the many really rich New York Accents I heard in the piece.

I travel to New York on business and there are so many classic New Yorkers I come in contact with especially in Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx. Their accents are as strong as the movies.

But everyone tells me that the New York Accent is gone. Is this true?

[Rudbeckia]

No way, its here I can hear it from a mile away. Go to a yankees game if you want to hear NY accents

[analyticalkeys]

I have the New York accent apparently.

[LynnePatrice]

You said you heard the accent on the 9/11 footage so apparently it is not gone. It will never go away. How can it? People are always going to be born here. The accent may evolve a bit but there will always be one.

[tpk-nyc]

The New York City accent is dead in Manhattan. Once you cross the river it's alive and well.

[Rachael84]

I think a lot of natives of the NYC area are being pushed out of the area because of the cost of living. So for that reason, I think it's probably less noticeable than like 20 years ago. I could be wrong though. This is just what I've noticed. Also, more people are coming to live in NY compared to 20 years ago also. So for that reason, you have accents from everywhere. I would say only like 1 out of 4 people you meet in NY will have the accent and be born and raised here. I'm one of them :-)

[Moderate Guy]

what nooyawk accent are ya tawking about?

[Futcha]

I'm 17, living in Westchester County. Most of the kids in my school don't have it, although some do. I'm one of the kids who grew up in a household full of people from Brooklyn and Queens... So I have it, less heavier than my father, but still petty heavy so I'm told.

[ForknSpoon]

Lol...I thought you were younger than that FutureCop. Although it puts all of your prior posts in perspective.

[crisp444]

Originally Posted by analyticalkeys

I have the New York accent apparently.

It's certainly not strong on you.