VIA EDGAR
February 6, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Trust (Reg. No. 2-83909)
(811-3741) (the "Income Fund") Post-Effective Amendment No.
17 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A; Putnam New York
Tax Exempt Opportunities Fund (Reg. No. 33-37001) (811-6176)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement on
Form N-1A (the "Opportunities Fund"); Putnam New York Tax
Exempt Money Market Fund (Reg. No. 33-17344) (811-5335)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement on
Form N-1A (the "Money Market Fund") (each a "Fund" and,
collectively, the "Funds")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of prospectuses
and Statements of Additional Information that would have been
filed on behalf of each Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the
effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 17, 6, and 10 to
the Income Fund, the Opportunities Fund and the Money Market
Fund's Registration Statement, respectively, 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 January
31, 1996.
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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 Trust
Putnam New York Tax Exempt Opportunities
Fund
Putnam New York Tax Exempt Money Market
Fund
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Joseph Turo, Esq.
