But some locals beg to differ. “I would say I have a Queens accent,” said Frank Barone, 62, a cobbler who has lived in Astoria for 44 years. “We all speak New York slang, but there’s a ...

While Queens residents are worried their specific, nasal dialect of classic New Yawk slang may be dying, some residents are arguing it never existed in the first place! Queens College linguistics ...

The MTA is promising new and improved bus service as the first phase of the Queens bus network redesign begins.

They are two men from the outer boroughs of New York – both with the Queens accent to prove it, each with his own distinctive rhythm – born of domineering fathers who chose their careers for them and ...

Only 10% of Americans say they trust someone with a New York accent. In contrast, folks with a Southern drawl were deemed 256% more trustworthy and 232% more appealing than New Yorkers, the survey ...

Five houses and five vehicles were damaged during an explosive fire that erupted early Friday morning in Queens, New York, officials said. No injuries were reported. Around 6:47 a.m. on Friday ...

They are two men from the outer boroughs of New York – both with the Queens accent to prove it, each with his own distinctive rhythm – born of domineering fathers who chose their careers for ...

We all know the sound of a classic New York accent. ... of linguistics and chair of the Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders at Queens College of the City University of New York.

With few exceptions, New York hasn’t traditionally been home to a vibrant country scene. Its most recent country music radio station, NASH FM, launched in 2013 but went off the air in 2021.

Newman says, over time, newcomers -- especially in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn-- are diluting the sound of the New York City dialect. "The younger generation, between Gen Z and the millennials ...