That really does sound more like a writer than a beat cop.
I was born and raised in NY (not Manhattan specifically) and taught in Brooklyn for over 10 years and I’ve never heard a working class person, cop or otherwise, use that word.
Obviously it’s more likely to hear it uttered by lawyers, journalists or college profs.
I honest don’t recall hearing it on NYPD Blue. And do you remember which character said it on Blue Bloods? If it was the Commissioners son (the rookie, not the detective) that would be more plausible since he graduated from Harvard.
If that word came out of the mouth of Nick Turturro’s
character, that’s downright preposterous :) as a matter of fact, his accent and total manner of expressing himself is quite typical of many NY beat cops. He was born and raised in Bklyn. so is the quintessential working class NY type of guy and frequently cast as such.
Wahlberg’s accent is more akin to working class Boston but it can sorta pass for NY if you’re not that fussy :)