Summary: Because it is so indicative of the New York sound, make sure to practice the broad AW sound. Learn how to speak in a New York dialect in this free video.
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"Alright now let's do some practice words and sentences for aw. These are words like often become awften and you don't even have to hit the T. It can become awfen, almost like you're saying an orphan, awfen. Jawa. So I say jawa and you go up on the end. Lawst. She was lawst. Dawg. Dawg. And now some sentences. I thawt you were flawless. I thought you were flawless. The short dawg cawght the dawg that cawst a lot. The short dawg caawght the dawg that cawst a lot. Lawst boys become flawless. Lawst boys become flawless."
eHow Article: New York Dialect: Broad AW Practice