Compared to NY, England has cooler summers and warmer winters. If it weren't for the constant rain, I'd say England has better weather.
Rome, Italy and Rome, Pa are both located at 41 degrees north latitude and sit on seven hills. But Rome, Pa.—located north of Rte. 6 and just south of the New York state line—has a smaller population and a somewhat different climate.
The real problem with the weather in the NYC area is that our it stays too cold in the Spring and then it just gets HOT. We don’t really get a Spring at all. I guess that’s why the song is “Autumn in New York”.
That’s because of the Gulf Stream.