| 100% | HEAP | 4 | "King of the hill, top of the ___" ("New York, New York" lyrics) |
| 56% | ONTOP | 5 | King of the hill |
| 53% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur, the king of tennis after whom the stadium in New York has been named |
| 53% | COLOR | 5 | 1997 addition to the front page of The New York Times |
| 53% | STENGEL | 7 | Casey who was the first manager of the New York Mets |
| 52% | TUT | 3 | King of the New Kingdom |
| 51% | MOHAWK | 6 | Largest tributary of the Hudson River in the state of New York, US |
| 51% | APEX | 4 | Spot for the winner of king of the hill |
| 51% | STATUE | 6 | The ___ of Liberty, New York |
| 50% | TWO | 3 | Number of World Series wins for the New York Mets |
| 50% | PAPA | 4 | Bob ___, the "Voice" of the New York Giants |
| 50% | ONLOAN | 6 | Status of many volumes owned by the New York Public Library |
| 49% | WEEB | 4 | ___ Ewbank, head coach of the Super Bowl III-winning New York Jets |
| 49% | LIBERTY | 7 | Statue of ___, famous statue located in the New York Harbor |
| 49% | METS | 4 | "Meet the ___" (fight song of a New York baseball team) |
| 49% | TOP | 3 | ___ of the Rock, observation deck in New York City |
| 49% | EAGLE | 5 | Creature on the New York coat of arms |
| 49% | METS | 4 | New York rivals of the Yankees |
| 49% | HARLEM | 6 | New York home of the Globetrotters |
| 49% | BRONX | 5 | The —, borough of New York City |
| 49% | LION | 4 | Either of the two statues in front of the New York Public Library |
| 48% | TOMSUOZZI | 9 | Winner of the 2024 special election for New York's 3rd congressional district |
| 48% | BETH | 4 | Top 10 Kiss hit with backing by the New York Philharmonic |
| 48% | QUEENS | 6 | Largest of the five boroughs of New York City |
| 48% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of #13 for the New York Yankees: Hyph. |
| 48% | GIL | 3 | Hodges in the New York Mets Hall of Fame |
| 48% | TREND | 5 | Rise to the top of a news feed, say |
| 48% | TREND | 5 | Stay at the top of a news feed, say |
| 48% | TRENDS | 6 | Rises to the top of a news feed, say |
| 48% | BRONXZOO | 8 | New York home of the Himalayan Highlands |