Hockey - DC vs NYC?

In light of all the debate about whether Washington or New York is now the center of the nation's gravity, I'm struck by the differences between the crowds at the NHL playoff series between the Rangers (New York) and the Capitals (DC)

• In DC, the whole crowd dresses entirely in red (the Caps' team color) as if a single organism, or a Chinese Olympic extravaganza.
• In NYC the crowd is in all different kinds of outfits (many still in suits from Manhattan jobs, many others in blue-collar gear, many in Ranger stuff, others in whatever they threw on - or carefully crafted - etc). They dress as individuals.

The visual difference could not possibly be more distinct: A collectivist/group impression from a DC crowd; an individual/eclectic impression from the NYC crowd.

Of course, this means nothing for things economic, but does speak to, in a very small way, what makes NYC the superior city - Still the one place in this country where individials are most free to be such.

Remember - I'm only for pre-privatisation of Citi etc, not outright nationalization! :)