| 100% | LINCOLNTUNNEL | 13 | Passage from New York to New Jersey named for the 16th president (2 wds.) |
| 44% | THERAMONES | 10 | Punk band from New York City whose four unrelated members used the same last name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ZUBINMEHTA | 10 | Indian-born conductor who led the New York Philharmonic from 1978 to 1991: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WILLIEMAYS | 10 | He slugged 660 homers from 1951 to 1973, started his career with the New York Giants, and ended it with the New York Mets: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HOOVERDAM | 9 | Structure on the Nevada/Arizona border named for the 31st president (2 wds.) |
| 40% | KENNEDYCENTER | 13 | Washington, D.C., performing arts venue named for the 35th president (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BIGAPPLE | 8 | The ___ (fruity nickname for New York City): 2 wds. |
| 39% | JALENBRUNSON | 12 | New York Knicks guard named 2025 NBA Clutch Player of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 39% | IRONHORSE | 9 | The ___, nickname given to baseballer Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOETORRE | 8 | Player-manager for the New York Mets, 1977: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KURTRUSSELL | 11 | "Escape From New York" actor who starred in the Netflix holiday movie "The Christmas Chronicles 2": 2 wds. |
| 38% | KURTRUSSELL | 11 | "Escape from New York" actor who played Elvis Presley in the TV film "Elvis" and an Elvis impersonator in "3000 Miles to Graceland" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921: 2 wds. |
| 38% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | Democratic president who once served as the governor of New Jersey: 2 wds. |
| 37% | KURTRUSSELL | 11 | "Deepwater Horizon" actor who wore an eyepatch to play Snake Plissken in "Escape From New York": 2 wds. |
| 37% | GENZ | 4 | Group born from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s, for short: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EZRACORNELL | 11 | Man for whom a New York Ivy League school is named, who shares his first name with "The Flash" actor Miller: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ROBINSONCANO | 12 | New York Yankees second baseman who was named MVP of the 2013 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds. |
| 37% | KEITHHERNANDEZ | 14 | First baseman for the 1986 New York Mets who later appeared on "Seinfeld": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MICKEYMANTLE | 12 | Superstar Hall-of-Famer who played for the Yankees from 1951 to 1968: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MARIANORIVERA | 13 | He pitched in 1,115 games for the Yankees from 1995 to 2013: 2 wds. |
| 37% | REEDORGAN | 9 | Another name for the harmonium: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CYNTHIANIXON | 12 | "Sex and the City" actress who unsuccessfully ran for New York governor in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 36% | KEVINKLOSE | 10 | President of NPR from 1998 to 2008 who was honored with the 2006 Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio (2 wds.) |
| 36% | KAREEMABDUL | 11 | ___-Jabbar, the six-time NBA MVP who received an honorary degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 36% | AWHOLE | 6 | "___ New World," song from "Aladdin" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MOOKIEWILSON | 12 | Outfielder for the 1986 New York Mets who batted into the so-called "Buckner play": 2 wds. |
| 36% | DWIGHTGOODEN | 12 | Pitcher for the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets who was nicknamed "Dr. K": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ATSIGN | 6 | Name for the symbol "@": 2 wds. |
| 36% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers member who was named the Player of the Month for February 2018 from the Eastern Conference: 2 wds. |