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I think NYC has more traffic congestion. LA is talked about more, but it seems that really bad traffic is only on the highways. In NYC, it seens that the traffic is EVERYWHERE (well everywhere in Manhattan). I've seen streets with bumpe to bumper traffic and highways with bumper to bumper traffic. Plus, during regular hours, traffic still doesn't move very fast in NYC.
If you mean congestion as in density, then NYC. NYC (the city limits itself) has people stacked on top of each other. It'ss the most dense city in America. LA (the city limits itself) is dense but nothing compared to NYC. If we're talking about metro area, I'd say LA is denser since the urban environment never really stops, the buildings just don't hold as many people.
If you're talking about being sick, I'd still say NYC. Since everybody's so close to everybody and the city is known for being very dirty. So is LA but there's less contact in LA, so everybody's doesn't get sick.
Traffic congestion on the highways LA. In general (and moreso in Manhattan) NYC. And I've lived in LA and I am from NY state and have visited NYC a million times..
LA is bumper to bumper traffic on the freeways. And NYC is bumper to bumper traffic in Manhattan. Some of the boroughs are awful as well. Especially the Bronx and Queens. Queens mainly because the subway system only has a few stops in Queens. So the dependence on cars is more prevalent.
Chicago has ranked above both in the recent past for traffic congestion. They are supposedly less bothered by it in polls. Chicago can be extremely irritating to navigate by car, um, hence the el
lmao @allergies. nyc on the streets and highways. la on the highways. five hours to get from nyc to ct. border at night. gtg im getting congested. freeways freeways for la.
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Silly comparison as New York is way more dense.
Pedestrian congestion in NYC though, that can't be beat!
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