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There is no place on this earth that is "like NYC" so lets just put that to rest. Hell, Queens isn't even "like NYC".
The more appropriate question, and the one that OP was asking, is whether Albany has more of a NE culture or more of a Midwestern culture. The answer is simple, Albany has as much in common with the Midwest as any other east coast city does - which is very little. Upstate NY (Syracuse, Albany, Hudson Valley) is not the Midwest.
I usually put it this way: If the Bos-Was corridor is the heart of the east coast/northeastern region, then lets say the area is dark blue. Upstate and western NE would then be lighter shades of blue. but still the same color, you see. Ohio and westward would be a totally different color entirely.
In sum, upstate NY is just a different shade of the same east coast color.
On a side note, who the heck said that upstate cuisine was "buffalo wings and pub food?"(I hope they were joking)...Trust me, the food is a little more cosmopolitan up here.
On a side note, who the heck said that upstate cuisine was "buffalo wings and pub food?"(I hope they were joking)...Trust me, the food is a little more cosmopolitan up here.
From my experience living upstate, buffalo wings and pub food seems to be the staple food which is made very well there. How are buffalo wings and pub food un-cosmopolitan? I love good buffalo wings and pub food, and it's hard to find as good buffalo wings in the rest of the country so I would be proud of that! That's no different than stating that NYC is good for for pizza, bagels, delis or that Texas is good for TexMex, etc. And if you want more ethnic or high-end restaurants, there is plenty of good options in Upstate NY for that as well.
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