Hello how may I help you? In what ways are LA and NYC similar? Can you please narrow your request? Meaning, better sports or nightlife or pizza. How about pizza. Based on internet ratings, NY pizza is better What about in terms of traffic? LA traffic is worse on average. The I-5 is at a stand still more often than NY traffic. Which city has a better nightlife? They are very similar. LA has a slight edge due to having nice weather year round and no winter like NY has. How about the sports teams? NY has better professional teams. LA has better collegiate teams.