Let's get the disclaimer out of the way first. New York and Boston are both great cities, each full of history and each a rich urban landscape where residents and tourists alike can bathe in a sea of delicious food, drink, and culture. But seeing that it's a Red Sox-Yankees rivalry weekend, that's about where the compliments will stop.

In the following slides, we compare the two cities, category-by-category, and examine the natural "who is better?" question.