| 100% | HOMEALONE | 9 | 1990 comedy whose sequel was subtitled "Lost in New York": 2 wds. |
| 42% | GREMLINS | 8 | 1984 comedy horror film whose sequel was subtitled "The New Batch" |
| 41% | MRMET | 5 | New York MLB mascot whose head is a giant baseball (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MRMET | 5 | New York MLB mascot whose uniform number is 00 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BRONXZOO | 8 | Place to see animals in New York: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SISTERACT | 9 | Movie whose sequel was subtitled "Back in the Habit" |
| 39% | ANDREWCUOMO | 11 | Governor of New York, whose father was also the governor once: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | REGGIEJACKSON | 13 | Outfielder whose #44 was retired by the New York Yankees and his #9 by the Oakland Athletics: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SABRINAIONESCU | 14 | New York Liberty point guard who was the WNBA #1 overall draft pick in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | HOME | 4 | "___ Alone 2: Lost in New York," comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin about a boy separated from his family in New York |
| 38% | THEMET | 6 | Major art museum in New York City, for short: 2 wds. |
| 37% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who also hears cases in court?: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MATTHARVEY | 10 | New York Mets pitcher who is nicknamed "The Dark Knight": 2 wds. |
| 37% | THURMANMUNSON | 13 | New York Yankees catching great who was the MLB's AL Rookie of the Year in 1970 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ALONE | 5 | Home ___ 2: Lost in New York |
| 37% | METS | 4 | New York team whose last World Series appearance was in 2000 |
| 37% | DIRTYDANCING | 12 | 1987 coming-of-age movie set in New York's Catskill Mountains: 2 wds. |
| 36% | INAGARTEN | 9 | Food Network star based in New York who has no formal culinary training: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BUFFALOSABRES | 13 | NHL team based in New York that has never won the Stanley Cup: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JANETJACKSON | 12 | Singer whose "Escapade" was a #1 song for three weeks in 1990 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | RODGILBERT | 10 | New York Rangers Hall of Famer in Warhol's "Athletes" series: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ANTHONYWEINER | 13 | Former New York representative involved in a sexting scandal: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LONGISLAND | 10 | Island in New York State (2 wds) |
| 36% | ERIECANAL | 9 | Waterway in New York State (2 wds.) |
| 35% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who was the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SUSANSARANDON | 13 | "Dead Man Walking" actress who co-owns Ping-Pong clubs in New York and Toronto: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MERRILL | 7 | Robert —, New York City-born baritone whose Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1945 |
| 35% | INSTITUTEGALA | 13 | "Costume ___," the formal name of Met Ball, the biggest fashion fundraising nights in New York City.: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BROOKLYNDECKER | 14 | "Grace and Frankie" actress whose first name is also a place in New York City (2 wds.) |