Having been born in NYC and having spent my first 46 years in Queens and Nassau counties I have quite the New York accent.
When these folks here in Georgia ask me when will I lose my accent, I tell them never. If I feel it slipping I put on a couple of episodes of the Sopranos or watch Godfather I and II, Goodfellas or My Cousin Vinny. I use them for elocution practice.
Fughetaboutit.
I also have problems getting Siri to understand me. I have to speak slowly and enunciate each syllable carefully. She's from California, so I just assume that she's flaky to begin with. 
If you want to see something hilarious, go to YouTube and search for "Apple Scotland", but only if you are not offended by profanity. You've been warned.
I recently went home to "the Island" for my niece's wedding. She was married in Aquebogue (East of Riverhead on the North Fork). It's pronounced ACK-wuh-BOG. It is a Native American name, like many place names in New York.
