| 100% | ELLIS | 5 | New York attraction with a museum, ___ Island |
| 53% | RAINBOWROOM | 11 | Former New York City attraction with a revolving dance floor |
| 53% | RYE | 3 | New York city with a marina |
| 52% | SARDI | 5 | New York restaurateur with a Tony Award |
| 52% | UTICA | 5 | New York city with a name from antiquity |
| 52% | SARATOGASPRINGS | 15 | New York city with a historic race course |
| 51% | METS | 4 | New York team with a skyline in its logo |
| 50% | MET | 3 | New York ballplayer with a blue and orange team logo |
| 50% | MET | 3 | New York City museum, with "the" |
| 48% | ROSWELL | 7 | New Mexico city with a UFO museum |
| 48% | ASPCA | 5 | Org. with a New York adoption center |
| 48% | EZRA | 4 | Klein with a New York Times podcast |
| 47% | METS | 4 | New York MLB team with a skyline in its logo |
| 47% | COLGATE | 7 | New York university that shares its name with a toothpaste |
| 47% | JFK | 3 | President with a namesake New York airport: Abbr. |
| 47% | SAKS | 4 | Department store with a New York City flagship |
| 47% | IONA | 4 | Private New York college named after a Scottish island |
| 47% | SARATOGA | 8 | ___ Springs (city in New York with a horse track) |
| 47% | KEDS | 4 | Shoe brand with a Kate Spade New York collection |
| 47% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur with a New York stadium named for him |
| 47% | BAYONNE | 7 | New Jersey city with a bridge to Staten Island |
| 46% | HAAGENDAZS | 10 | New York City-born ice cream brand with a Danish-sounding name |
| 46% | MET | 3 | Part of New York City's Museum Mile, with "the" |
| 46% | CENTRALPARK | 11 | New York City tourist attraction, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | RYE | 3 | New York city on Long Island Sound...and a homophone of 11 Across |
| 45% | RYE | 3 | New York city with an amusement park that's a National Historic Landmark |
| 45% | USSMAINE | 8 | Ship with a memorial in New York City's Central Park |
| 45% | BALTO | 5 | Sled dog with a statue in New York's Central Park |
| 45% | MARA | 4 | Family with a longtime ownership stake in the New York Giants |
| 45% | UTICA | 5 | Ancient North African city with a namesake in New York State |