Overall the New York dialect tends towards the nasal resonator. Think forward and bright but not all nasal as in Fran Dreschner. Play around and see what works for your character.
Places to note for New York dialect: Medial t = d ing = in Light “r” coloring: “start” = staht. “wonder” wand (shwa with r coloring at end) Back vowels: see IPA page for “all, honest, fathers” For the Gangsters only: Play with a rounding of the “r” into a vowel (might be too hard to understand but play with it - see where it leads you. Inspiration is from the Marx Brothers). “certain” would be s-oi-tin “word” would be w-oi-d |
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