| 100% | PIZZARAT | 8 | Star of internet meme carrying a slice in New York |
| 38% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HOME | 4 | "___ Alone 2: Lost in New York," comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin about a boy separated from his family in New York |
| 36% | RATS | 4 | Target of a new czar in New York City |
| 36% | LAMPARD | 7 | Frank ___, former Chelsea midfielder who moved to New York City FC in 2015 to be a part of MLS |
| 35% | TAXISTANDARD | 12 | 40¢ per fifth of a mile, in New York City? |
| 35% | COLUMBIA | 8 | University in New York; capital of South Carolina |
| 35% | STRIP | 5 | New York ___, a kind of steak |
| 34% | SARATOGA | 8 | ___ Springs (city in New York with a horse track) |
| 34% | PELE | 4 | New York Cosmos star of the '70s |
| 34% | DREAMS | 6 | "Field of ___," 1989 film starring Kevin Costner ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 34% | THIS | 4 | "___ Means War," 2012 film starring Chris Pine ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 34% | COYOTEUGLY | 10 | New York saloon featured in a 2000 movie |
| 33% | STICKBALL | 9 | Focus of a sports hall of fame in New York City |
| 33% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Veronica" new wave singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DOGE | 4 | Internet meme that inspired the name of a cryptocurrency |
| 33% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," 2021 film starring Casey Affleck ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 33% | METS | 4 | New York team with a skyline in its logo |
| 33% | ROCKETTES | 9 | Line for a show in New York? |
| 33% | SUNDAY | 6 | "___ in New York," 1963 romantic comedy film starring Jane Fonda and Rod Taylor |
| 33% | SADKEANU | 8 | Internet meme of the star of "The Matrix" looking sullen |
| 33% | FLIGHT | 6 | "The ___ of the Phoenix," 1965 film starring James Stewart ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 33% | AOC | 3 | New York member of "the Squad" in Congress, for short |
| 33% | METS | 4 | New York MLB team with a skyline in its logo |
| 33% | ILLEGAL | 7 | Like owning a ferret in New York City |
| 33% | AUTUMN | 6 | "___ in New York," 2000 romantic drama film which stars Winona Ryder as Charlotte Fielding |
| 32% | GRAND | 5 | ___ Central Terminal, landmark in New York City that depicts stars on its ceiling |
| 32% | BUFFALO | 7 | Port in New York State, US, at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 32% | BUFFALO | 7 | US port in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 32% | MACYS | 5 | Department store in New York City associated with a famous Thanksgiving Day parade |