VIA EDGAR
February 4, 1998
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. 19; Putnam New York
Money Market Fund (Reg. No. 33-17344)(811-5335) Post-
Effective Amendment No. 11; and Putnam New York Tax Exempt
Opportunities Fund (Reg. No. 33-37001)(811-6176) Post-
Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statement on
Form N-1A (collectively 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 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 the Post-Effective Amendments stated above, 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 January 30, 1998.
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Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be
directed to Frederick S. Marius at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 11796.
Very truly yours,
Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund
Putnam New York Tax Exempt Money
Market Fund
Putnam New York Tax Exempt Opportunities
Fund
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: --------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Brian D. McCabe, Esq.
