| 100% | JETS | 4 | New York ___, NFL team whose former players include Joe Namath and Don Maynard |
| 54% | GIANTS | 6 | New York ___, NFL team whose former members include Eli Manning and Lawrence Taylor |
| 52% | YANKEES | 7 | New York ___, MLB team whose former members include Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio |
| 45% | ISLANDERS | 9 | New York ___, NHL team whose former members include Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier |
| 45% | RANGERS | 7 | New York ___, NHL team whose former members include Mark Messier and Adam Graves |
| 45% | METS | 4 | New York ___, MLB team whose former members include Darryl Strawberry and Tom Seaver |
| 45% | KNICKS | 6 | New York ___, NBA team whose former members include Patrick Ewing and Walt Frazier |
| 35% | METS | 4 | New York baseball team whose uniforms are blue and orange |
| 34% | JETS | 4 | New York team once led by Joe Namath |
| 34% | METS | 4 | Team whose logo includes the New York City skyline |
| 33% | JETS | 4 | New York team that retired Joe Namath's number 12 |
| 33% | NETS | 4 | Brooklyn ___, NBA team from New York City, whose former members include Jason Kidd |
| 32% | JETS | 4 | New York NFL team |
| 32% | BUFFALOBILLS | 12 | New York NFL team |
| 32% | GIANTS | 6 | New York NFL team |
| 32% | RUTHDRAPER | 10 | New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar |
| 31% | JETS | 4 | New York NFL team known as "Gang Green" |
| 31% | JET | 3 | New York NFL player |
| 31% | GIANTS | 6 | New York NFL team with four Super Bowl championships |
| 30% | DRAPER | 6 | Ruth —, New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar |
| 28% | GIANTS | 6 | New York's "Big Blue" NFL team |
| 28% | SYRACUSE | 8 | New York university whose teams are the Orange |
| 27% | GIANTS | 6 | New York ___, NFL team where Tom Landry played before becoming a legendary coach |
| 27% | YANKEES | 7 | New York ___, MLB team that Joe DiMaggio played for |
| 27% | METS | 4 | New York MLB team with blue and orange uniforms |
| 27% | JETS | 4 | One of New York's NFL teams |
| 27% | TITANS | 6 | New York ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the New York Jets in 1963 |
| 27% | LARAM | 5 | Former and current NFL player |
| 27% | METS | 4 | New York team whose mascot's head is a baseball |
| 27% | MET | 3 | New York ballplayer with a blue and orange team logo |