DC v. NYC

By Patrick Appel
Peter Suderman stokes a perennial debate:

In the ongoing NY/DC wars, I’m one of the very few who prefer Washington. Sure, the food is bland, and the Adams-Morgan subway stop is inconveniently located, but the malls are free, and everyone you meet is an expert on something. It’s smaller, friendlier, cheaper, nerdier, and, for those who appreciate such things, grittier in its own charming way, having not gone through the full NYC-style Disneylandization.

I have similar feelings, though I love both cities.