| 100% | YES | 3 | "___, Chef" (memoir by New York restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson) |
| 48% | YES | 3 | "___, Chef" (memoir by celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson) |
| 44% | YES | 3 | "__, Chef": Marcus Samuelsson memoir |
| 44% | DANCER | 6 | "I Was a ___," memoir by former New York City Ballet principal Jacques D'Amboise |
| 43% | SARDI | 5 | New York restaurateur of old |
| 42% | SARDI | 5 | Famed New York restaurateur |
| 42% | SARDI | 5 | Noted New York restaurateur |
| 41% | SARDI | 5 | New York restaurateur with a Tony Award |
| 40% | GOTHAM | 6 | Fictional city inspired by New York City |
| 39% | DELMONICOSTEAKS | 15 | Beef cuts named for a New York restaurateur |
| 39% | SIENA | 5 | New York college founded by Franciscans |
| 39% | AOC | 3 | New York congresswoman known by initials |
| 39% | DAMATO | 6 | New York senator succeeded by Schumer |
| 38% | LENNY | 5 | Bruce posthumously pardoned by New York state in 2003 |
| 38% | ERIE | 4 | New York tribe defeated by the Iroquois |
| 38% | JETS | 4 | New York team once led by Joe Namath |
| 37% | FALL | 4 | ___ for Dance, annual dance festival presented by New York City Center |
| 37% | MLS | 3 | ___ Cup (championship won by New York City F.C. in 2021) |
| 37% | KOCH | 4 | New York politician who wrote the 1984 memoir "Mayor" |
| 36% | SEAGRAM | 7 | New York's ___ Building, designed by Mies van der Rohe |
| 36% | HARLEM | 6 | __ Shuffle, New York track by The Rolling Stones |
| 36% | FEARLESS | 8 | __ Girl, sculpture in New York by Kristen Visbal |
| 36% | PETES | 5 | Historic New York tavern frequented by O. Henry |
| 35% | LUCYLAWLESS | 11 | "The Gangs of New York" as read by actress ___ |
| 35% | GOTHAM | 6 | Nickname for New York City popularised by writer Washington Irving |
| 35% | GOTHAM | 6 | Nickname for New York City popularized by writer Washington Irving |
| 34% | JIMBOUTON | 9 | New York Yankees pitcher who wrote the baseball memoir "Ball Four" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BILLBRADLEY | 11 | New York Knicks forward who wrote the basketball memoir "Life on the Run" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | EGGSBENEDICT | 12 | Breakfast dish with Hollandaise sauce named for either a New York stockbroker or a New York yachtsman (or was invented by a New York chef who made up the name) (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TIMESSQUARE | 11 | New York setting for a "Rockin'" 35-Across celebration co-hosted by 27-Across (2 wds.) |