The traditional New York area accent is characterized as non-rhotic, so that the sound does not appear at the end of a syllable or immediately before a consonant; therefore the pronunciation of the city name as "New Yawk."
Aksen tradisional New York bersifat non-rotik, sehingga suara tidak muncul di akhir suku kata atau langsung sebelum konsonan; karena itu nama New York diucapkan "New Yawk."