| 100% | NRA | 3 | Org. sued by the State of New York in 2020 |
| 54% | UTICA | 5 | City in the state of New York |
| 52% | POUGHKEEPSIE | 12 | City in the state of New York on the Hudson River |
| 48% | ERIE | 4 | Canal that spans the state of New York |
| 48% | OPED | 4 | Term retired by the New York Times in 2021 in favor of "guest essay" |
| 46% | MOHAWK | 6 | Largest tributary of the Hudson River in the state of New York, US |
| 45% | BUFFALO | 7 | Port in New York State, US, at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 45% | BEAME | 5 | Abraham who served as mayor of New York in the seventies |
| 44% | BUFFALO | 7 | US port in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 43% | SCHENECTADY | 11 | City in eastern New York State founded on the south side of the Mohawk River |
| 41% | PEACE | 5 | State of calmness that is often wished for in the New Year |
| 41% | TIMMARA | 7 | New York Giants founder who's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 41% | CENTRAL | 7 | Large park in the middle of New York City |
| 40% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that produced all three of the rappers in this puzzle |
| 40% | MAE | 3 | West once dubbed the "Queen of New York" in the New Yorker |
| 40% | POLO | 4 | Preppy brand coveted by the Lo-Life Crew in 1980s New York |
| 40% | LUCYLAWLESS | 11 | "The Gangs of New York" as read by actress ___ |
| 40% | FIRE | 4 | New York City ___ Department, rivals of the NYPD in the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" |
| 40% | TAO | 3 | ___ Downtown, New York, one of the most Instagrammed restaurants in the U.S |
| 39% | SIANO | 5 | Nicky ___, DJ and music producer who was an integral part of New York's disco clubs in the 1970s |
| 39% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who was the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LETITIAJAMES | 12 | New York attorney general who filed a lawsuit in August, 2020, to dissolve the N.R.A. |
| 39% | SABRINAIONESCU | 14 | New York Liberty point guard who was the WNBA #1 overall draft pick in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ELIMANNING | 10 | New York Giants quarterback awarded the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | KNICKS | 6 | New York ___, NBA team that has won 193 games in the playoffs over the course of their history |
| 38% | AOC | 3 | New York member of "the Squad" in Congress, for short |
| 38% | THURMANMUNSON | 13 | New York Yankees catching great who was the MLB's AL Rookie of the Year in 1970 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 38% | UBIETY | 6 | The state of existing in space |
| 38% | GIL | 3 | Hodges in the New York Mets Hall of Fame |