NYC vs. L.A.

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wed 9/9/2009

A collage of the Statue of Liberty in New York City and the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles.

name	New York City.	Los Angeles.
aka	The Big Apple.	The City of Angels.
residentes	Nuyorquinos.	Angelinos.
population	8.3 million.	3.8 million.
where you at?	Latinos make up 27 percent of NYC's population (mainly Puerto Ricans and Dominicans).	Latinos make up 49 percent of L.A.'s population (mainly Mexicans and Central Americans).
historical landmark	Statue of Liberty.	Hollywood sign.
mayor	Beloved centrist and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg.	Rising star and philanderer Antonio Villaraigosa.
anthem	Frank Sinatra's New York, New York.	Randy Newman's I Love L.A..
music	Hip hop, avant garde, urban bachata, disco and Latin jazz.	Hair metal, hardcore punk, surf rock and gangsta rap.
actors	Robert DeNiro.	Jack Nicholson.
rock bands	The Ramones.	Guns 'N Roses.
rapper	Jay-Z.	Snoop Dogg.
baseball teams	The Yankees and the Mets.	The Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
basketball teams	The Knicks.	The Lakers and Clippers.
winners	Yankees.	Lakers.
losers	Mets.	Clippers.
rich folks stay in	The Upper East Side.	Beverly Hills.
hipsters hang out in	Williamsburg, the Lower East Side.	Silverlake and Echo Park.
late night munchies	Pizza by the slice.	Tacos.
footwear	Timberlands and Dunks.	Chucks and Vans.
don't leave home without it	Metrocard.	Sunglasses.
you can't escape	Papaya restaurants.	Burgers, pastrami sandwiches and tacos.
how to get around	Subways (4.3 million people ride it every day).	Freeways (12 million cars are on them every day).
tourists love	Times Square.	Hollywood Boulevard.
street style classic	Wild Style.	Mi Vida Loca.
mother nature	Cold winter, humid summer.	Sunny skies, earthquakes and fires.