| RAMAPO | River across the New York/New Jersey border |
| HUDSONRIVER | It's part of the New York/New Jersey border |
| NINETEEN | With 56-Across, The New Yorker's founding year |
| SAAR | River across the French/German border |
| SAR | River across the French/German border |
| THEBARDOFAVON | National treasure by a river across the Border (3,4,2,4) |
| AAR | River across the Lake of Brienz |
| LAKE | Greenwood ___ (New York/New Jersey resort area) |
| TRISTATE | Of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut |
| ESSEX | County name in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts |
| FTLEE | One side of New York/ New Jersey's G.W. Bridge |
| HEAP | King of the hill top of the ___ (New York New York lyrics) |
| GOESROUND | "And the World ___" ("New York, New York" song) |
| ONTHETOWN | 1944 Broadway musical that includes the song New York, New York |
| MINNELLI | Singer whose version of "New York, New York" used to be played when the Yankees lost |
| LIZAMINNELLI | Cabaret actress who starred in the 1977 movie New York New York: 2 wds. |
| SINATRA | Singer and actor associated with the songs My Way and New York, New York (5,7) |
| FRANK | Singer and actor associated with the songs My Way and New York, New York (5,7) |
| FRED | "New York, New York" lyricist Ebb |
| THESTRIP | New York-New York locale |
