| STATENISLAND | Southernmost borough of New York City (6, 6) |
| SUTTON | One of the southernmost boroughs of London (6) |
| STATEN | Island in New York Harbor which forms the Richmond borough of New York City (6) |
| QUEENS | Royal-looking borough of New York City (6) |
| NEWARK | Largest city of New Jersey, on the Passaic River just west of New York City (6) |
| GRACIE | __ Mansion, official residence of the mayor of New York City (6) |
| HARLEM | District of Manhattan borough, New York City (6) |
| STATUE | - - - of Liberty, giant sculpture in New York City (6) |
| BODEGA | Snake consumes bits of dangerously exposed gingerbread in convenience store in New York city (6) |
| KNICKS | NBA team from New York City. (6) |
| AGENCY | Company has time to rebuild New York City (6) |
| CALLAS | Maria, operatic soprano born in New York City (6) |
| RIKERS | __ Island, prison location in New York City (6) |
| ISRAEL | Ron Ben-_, pastry chef based in New York City (6) |
| NASDAQ | Acronym for a stock market based in New York City (6) |
| ELLERY | ____ Queen, fictional detective and mystery writer in New York City (6) |
| GOTHAM | Nickname for New York City (6) |
| EMPIRE | The - State Building, 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper in New York City (6) |
| MANHATTAN | An island at the north end of New York Bay; a borough of New York City (9) |
| BROOKLYN | Borough of New York City, site of a bridge of the same name, Prospect Park and Coney Island (8) |