| 100% | LIOTTA | 6 | Actor Ray who narrated AMC's 8-part series "The Making of the Mob: New York" |
| 53% | LIOTTA | 6 | Actor Ray who narrated the TV docuseries "The Making of the Mob" |
| 40% | AOC | 3 | Initials of the New York representative who's part of "the Squad" |
| 37% | SIANO | 5 | Nicky ___, DJ and music producer who was an integral part of New York's disco clubs in the 1970s |
| 36% | GILHODGES | 9 | World Series-winning manager of the 1969 New York Mets who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DONNCLENDENON | 13 | New York Mets first baseman who was MVP of the 1969 World Series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | "It's Complicated" actor who narrated the scientific documentaries "Journey to the Edge of the Universe" and "Frozen Planet": 2 wds. |
| 35% | CAIN | 4 | Dean —, actor who played the title role in 1990s US television series The New Adventures of Superman |
| 34% | NICK | 4 | ___ Sandow, actor who played Joe Caputo, Captain of the Guard in the TV series "Orange Is the New Black" |
| 34% | TIMMARA | 7 | New York Giants founder who's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 33% | DON | 3 | Actor Cheadle who narrated the reboot of "The Wonder Years" |
| 33% | DON | 3 | Actor Cheadle who narrates the 2021 reboot of "The Wonder Years" |
| 32% | MAHER | 5 | Bill ___, part-owner of the New York Mets |
| 32% | ALEC | 4 | First name of the actor who's the focus of the reality series "The Baldwins" |
| 32% | ALAN | 4 | Actor Rickman who played the character of Snape in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 32% | ADAM | 4 | ___ Driver, "Marriage Story" actor who served in the military as part of the U.S. Marines |
| 32% | CLINT | 5 | ___ Eastwood, "Gran Torino" actor who served in the military as part of the U.S. Army |
| 32% | HUNT | 4 | Gareth —, actor who played Mike Gambit in ITV series The New Avengers |
| 32% | MET | 3 | Part of New York City's Museum Mile, with "the" |
| 32% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | Actor who played the role of Ray Charles and Yahya |
| 32% | THURMANMUNSON | 13 | New York Yankees catching great who was the MLB's AL Rookie of the Year in 1970 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | GABLE | 5 | Clark ___, "The Misfits" actor who served in the military as part of the U.S. Air force |
| 32% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 32% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Newman, "Cool Hand Luke" actor who served in the military as part of the U.S. Navy |
| 32% | STEWART | 7 | James ___, "Rear Window" actor who served in the military as part of the U.S. Air Force |
| 32% | HENRY | 5 | ___ Fonda, "12 Angry Men" actor who served in the military as part of the U.S. Navy |
| 32% | ELVIS | 5 | ___ Presley, "Love Me Tender" actor who served in the military as part of the U.S. Army |
| 31% | BRANDONROUTH | 12 | Actor who plays Ray Palmer/Atom on The CW's "Legends of Tomorrow" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ALI | 3 | Actor Mahershala ___, who played the role of Boggs in "The Hunger Games" series |
| 31% | UPSTATE | 7 | Word referring to the northern part of New York |