| 100% | FIRE | 4 | New York City ___ Department, rivals of the NYPD in the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" |
| 47% | GIRLS | 5 | Lena Dunham's hit comedy-drama that follows the lives of four young women in New York City |
| 45% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that produced all three of the rappers in this puzzle |
| 44% | UTICA | 5 | City in the state of New York |
| 43% | TOP | 3 | ___ of the Rock, observation deck in New York City |
| 43% | SCHENECTADY | 11 | City in eastern New York State founded on the south side of the Mohawk River |
| 42% | POUGHKEEPSIE | 12 | City in the state of New York on the Hudson River |
| 42% | CENTRAL | 7 | Large park in the middle of New York City |
| 42% | MAMDANI | 7 | Zohran who became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in 2025 |
| 41% | LIBERTY | 7 | The Statue of ___, the iconic monument in New York City that represents Libertas, the Roman goddess |
| 41% | GOLD | 4 | Precious metal that the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City has the highest storage of |
| 41% | SEX | 3 | "___ and the City," American comedy series about four sassy New York-based women |
| 41% | KATZ | 4 | Eponym of the New York City deli featured in "When Harry Met Sally ..." |
| 41% | PAPAYA | 6 | Tropical fruit in the name of multiple New York City hot-dog restaurants |
| 40% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BUILDING | 8 | "Only Murders in the ___," TV series starring Steve Martin that is set in New York City |
| 40% | CONEY | 5 | & 18D Seaside resort and area of amusement parks in southern Brooklyn, New York City |
| 40% | SAKS | 4 | ___ Fifth Avenue, chain of luxury department stores whose shoe department has its own zip code in New York City |
| 40% | DEUCE | 5 | "The ___," TV series set in 1970s in New York City |
| 40% | INSTITUTEGALA | 13 | "Costume ___," the formal name of Met Ball, the biggest fashion fundraising nights in New York City.: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALGONQUIN | 9 | Group of early 20th-century New York City writers and actors depicted in 1994 biopic Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle |
| 39% | BRONX | 5 | The —, borough of New York City |
| 39% | MORNING | 7 | "The ___ Show," TV series starring Jennifer Aniston that is set in New York City |
| 39% | BOLD | 4 | "The ___ Type," TV series starring Katie Stevens that is set in New York City |
| 39% | AGE | 3 | "The ___ of Innocence," novel by Edith Wharton that is set in New York City |
| 39% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that is the birthplace of Vinny Testaverde |
| 39% | UTICA | 5 | New York city in the Mohawk Valley |