How do I do a "New York" accent?

I agree with one of your other "answerers" regarding Marisa Tomei's accent in the movie "My Cousin Vinny". I would suggest renting the movie and listening to her accents and how quickly she talks at times. Actually in that movie, Ralph Macchio has a New "Yark" accent as well which could be helpful. Another tip, New "Yarkers" have a tendency to make their "g" hard versus soft - words like "song" sound like "songa".

I hope this helps. Best wishes on your performance!!!

The depends what area you are trying to do.

Marisa's accent is kind of heavy. Joe Pesci's accent is great. Andrew Dice Clay is a perfect Brooklyn accent. Deniro is another example of a good ny accent. Rosie O'Donald is probably the most common one and what I would use if I was doing Annie. You don't want to go too over the top. Cop shows are always great too.. like Law and Order. Don't listen to the lawyers.. listen to the cops. It's also playing all the time.

Here's a couple examples I can think of:

sandwich = sangwich

length and strenght = lenth and strenth

dog = is like dough-ag..

water = woater

It's funny I remember consciously trying to stop saying these things and here you are trying to learn them heh.

the accents in that part of the world varies with the location.

Start by choosing a location. For instance, in the New Paultz area, the accent can be so heavy that one has difficulty understanding what is being said. Brooklyn 'accent' is quite heavy too. then there are areas that are heavily populated by folks that speak Yiddish. So you'll have a mix there.

Note that the speakers with a high school (and even some with a college) education will have some 'accent' more often. You'll have to listen to New Yorkers speak. You may want to keep it subtle and learn some local phrases as well.

ay-na? (a corruption of ain't it?) How YOU doin' ? joo-eat? (Did you eat?).

I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I really like local jargon, and it's roots. So please don't mistake my intentions.

That's an interesting question!

I usually try to start with saying some words that I can do, then hopefully I can just keep it up. So, I start with cawfee, or hat dawg--think Marisa Tomei in "My Cousin Vinny"

listen to people who talk with a ny accent like rosie o'donnel

Hey thea, i'm from New Yoowok. Luong Gilan (long island), to be egzeact. Arighty, I'll see you ooall lata, aight. I'm uoff to gray-ab me a hot doo-og.

Quit ya boo-olin, now. i'll only be goo-on a cupla minutes!

Geez-la-wheez!

Say it fast!

Jay Z

drop your r's