While Queens residents are worried their specific, nasal dialect of classic New Yawk slang may be dying, some residents are arguing it never existed in the first place! Queens College linguistics professor Michael Newman told the Daily News, "People claim that there is a difference, but no one has been able to show it." He argues that it's the same as the regular New York accent, which is fast fading. more ›

One more reason not to watch television, coming soon to a TV near you! amNewYork is reporting that "two of television's most recognizable voices (to put it very, very, very mildly and kindly) are coming together: Rosie O'Donnell and Fran Drescher." more ›