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am New York (a freebie paper produced by Newsday) writes about the New York City accent.

Main story: New York accent: Still talking the tawk?

Sidebar: Breaking down the New York accent.

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Meta-coverage in the New York Times's City Room blog. The comments display a good number of textbook reactions to the NYC accent, from pride to revulsion.