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You’re absolutely right, it is distinguishable as a person who’s grown up in the area.

I grew up in Brooklyn. The #1 difference I hear is that elsewhere in NY they don't do Yuge, Yuman, Yumor, etc.

It seems to be a Brooklyn-only thing.

But Trump does this, and he's from Queens. I don't actually think there are regional differences in the five boroughs.

Trump and Christopher Walken have Queens accents, they sound very different from Bronx or Brooklyn.

Bernie Sanders grew up in Brooklyn and has a distinctive accent (possibly influenced by his Jewish heritage?), see e.g. this video: