June 2, 1994
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund
(Reg. No. 2-83909) (811-3741)
Putnam New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
(Reg. No. 33-17344) (811-5335)
(the "Funds")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Funds hereby certify that the form of joint
Prospectus that would have been filed on behalf of the Funds
pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendment Nos. 17 and 10 to the Funds' Registration Statement on
Form N-1A (the "Amendment") would not have differed from that
contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to
such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on May
20, 1994.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be
directed to Frederick S. Marius at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1796.
Very truly yours,
Putnam New York Tax
Exempt Income Fund
Putnam New York Tax
Exempt Money Market Fund
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
