Fuhgeddaboudit: New York Accent On Its Way Out, Linguists Say New York City is home to more than 700 languages, including distinct "New Yorker" accents. A new exhibit examines how changes in the ...

“In Manhattan [the accent] is definitely dying,” Jochnowitz says. Manhattan has also seen the most influx of new people from outside the state, who don’t usually pick up an accent.