VIA EDGAR
March 31, 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) Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the
Registration Statement and Putnam New York Tax Exempt Money
Market Fund (Reg. No. 33-17344) (811-5335) (the "Funds")
Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement on
Form N-1A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Funds hereby certify that the form of prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on
behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the
effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 and 7,
respectively, to each Fund's 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 March 31,
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: /s/ GORDON H. SILVER
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
