I have Sprint in SE PA (York County) and in many places its much better than VZW. One reason I switched from VZW to Sprint last fall was Sprint had better reception than VZW at my house. I kept dropping calls even in the middle of VZW's red area - no problems with Sprint. I have no regrets.
Born and raised New Yorker who had Verizon and switched to Sprint. I haven't regretted it yet. I have better coverage and less congestion than Verizon. I would recommend if your in the NYC area.