| 100% | BRONX | 5 | The —, borough of New York City |
| 93% | BROOKLYN | 8 | The most populous borough of New York City |
| 92% | BRONX | 5 | The —, northernmost borough of New York City |
| 89% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that is the birthplace of Vinny Testaverde |
| 89% | QUEENS | 6 | Largest of the five boroughs of New York City |
| 88% | QUEENS | 6 | Largest of the five boroughs of New York City, US |
| 88% | BRONX | 5 | Northernmost borough of New York City |
| 87% | STATENISLAND | 12 | Borough of New York City |
| 87% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that produced all three of the rappers in this puzzle |
| 84% | BROOKLYN | 8 | Borough of New York City; Beckhams' eldest son |
| 84% | STATENISLANDER | 14 | Denizen of the least populous New York City borough |
| 83% | BROOKLYN | 8 | Borough of New York City; westernmost county on Long Island |
| 83% | THEBRONX | 8 | Northernmost borough of New York City: 2 wds. |
| 81% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city |
| 78% | BRONX | 5 | New York City borough north of Manhattan |
| 77% | PLAZAHOTEL | 10 | New York City setting of the "Eloise" books |
| 76% | REAL | 4 | "The ___ Housewives of New York City" |
| 76% | BRONX | 5 | New York City borough that's home to the Yankees |
| 75% | ELMIRA | 6 | Upstate New York city south of the Finger Lakes |
| 74% | UTICA | 5 | City in the state of New York |
| 74% | GRACIE | 6 | Name on the mansion of New York City's mayor |
| 73% | CENTRAL | 7 | Large park in the middle of New York City |
| 73% | BRONX | 5 | Home borough of the New York Yankees |
| 72% | FIRE | 4 | New York City ___ Department, rivals of the NYPD in the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" |
| 71% | POUGHKEEPSIE | 12 | City in the state of New York on the Hudson River |
| 71% | KINGSTON | 8 | New York's first capital city... or the capital city of Jamaica |
| 70% | MET | 3 | Part of New York City's Museum Mile, with "the" |
| 70% | BIGAPPLE | 8 | Fruity nickname of New York City |
| 70% | CAB | 3 | Yellow icon of New York City |