| 100% | ORDER | 5 | "Law & ___" (crime drama set in New York City) |
| 97% | LAW | 3 | "___ & Order" (crime drama set in New York City) |
| 75% | WASHI | 5 | Henry James novel set in New York City |
| 72% | EDT | 3 | Summer clock setting in New York City: Abbr. |
| 71% | TAXI | 4 | "___ Driver" (Robert DeNiro film set in New York City) |
| 71% | FRIENDS | 7 | 1994-2004 NBC sitcom set in New York City |
| 71% | WESTSIDESTORY | 13 | Natalie Wood film set in New York City (3 wds.) |
| 71% | WALLSTREET | 10 | Michael Douglas film set in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 71% | TAXI | 4 | "___ Driver" (Robert De Niro film set in New York City) |
| 71% | HARLEMSHUFFLE | 13 | Colson Whitehead novel set in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 70% | TAXIDRIVER | 10 | Robert De Niro film set in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 70% | HARLEMSHUFFLE | 13 | 2021 Colson Whitehead novel set in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 69% | THEICE | 6 | With 37-Across, drama set in New York's Last Chance Saloon |
| 69% | GEMS | 4 | "Uncut ___" (Adam Sandler film set in New York City's Diamond District) |
| 69% | CAGNEY | 6 | "___ & Lacey," TV series starring Tyne Daly that was set in New York City |
| 69% | GRACE | 5 | "Will & ___," TV series starring Debra Messing that is set in New York City |
| 69% | NURSE | 5 | "___ Jackie," TV series starring Edie Falco that is set in New York City |
| 68% | RENT | 4 | 1996 musical set in New York's Alphabet City |
| 68% | MORNING | 7 | "The ___ Show," TV series starring Jennifer Aniston that is set in New York City |
| 68% | BOLD | 4 | "The ___ Type," TV series starring Katie Stevens that is set in New York City |
| 68% | AGE | 3 | "The ___ of Innocence," novel by Edith Wharton that is set in New York City |
| 68% | THEDOLLHOUSE | 12 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's Barbizon Hotel (2 wds.) |
| 67% | WILL | 4 | "___ & Grace," TV show starring Will Truman and Grace Adler that is set in New York City |
| 67% | THEADDRESS | 10 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's apartment building The Dakota (2 wds.) |
| 65% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 64% | THEGILDEDAGE | 12 | HBO historical drama created by 32-Across set in New York City in the 1880s (3 wds.) |
| 64% | MADABOUTYOU | 11 | Sitcom set in New York City that featured Carol Burnett in a recurring role as Jamie's mother (3 wds.) |
| 60% | THEBRONXZOO | 11 | Place to find alligators in New York City |
| 60% | ACCENTS | 7 | They can be heard in New York City |