December 1, 1995
GENERAL NEW YORK MUNICIPAL
BOND FUND, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS OR REPLACES THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE SECTIONS OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT OF
THE FUND," "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES," "SHAREHOLDER SERVICES," AND "HOW TO
REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dreyfus
Corporation, is located at One American Express Plaza, Providence, Rhode
Island 02903, and serves as the Fund's Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent
(the "Transfer Agent").
Effective January 1, 1996, the telephone number for the following
transactions is 1-800-645-6561 or, if you are calling from overseas,
516-794-5452:
* Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege
* Telephone Exchange Privilege
* Wire Redemption Privilege
* Telephone Redemption Privilege
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THE SECTIONS IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND
"SHAREHOLDER SERVICES":
Fund shares are also offered without regard to the minimum initial
investment requirements through Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC Asset BuilderRegistration
Mark, Dreyfus Government Direct Deposit Privilege or Dreyfus Payroll Savings
Plan pursuant to the Dreyfus Step Program. These services enable you to make
regularly scheduled investments and may provide you with a convenient way to
invest for long-term financial goals. You should be aware, however, that
periodic investment plans do not guarantee a profit and will not protect an
investor against loss in a declining market.
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
DREYFUS STEP PROGRAM _ Dreyfus Step Program enables you to purchase Fund
shares without regard to the Fund's minimum initial investment requirements
through Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC Asset Builder, Dreyfus Government Direct Deposit
Privilege or Dreyfus Payroll Savings Plan. To establish a Dreyfus Step
Program account, you must supply the necessary information on the Fund's
Account Application and file the required authorization form(s) with the
Transfer Agent. For more information concerning this Program, or to request
the necessary authorization form(s), please call toll free 1-800-782-6620.
You may terminate your participation in this Program at any time by
discontinuing your participation in Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC Asset Builder, Dreyfus
Government Direct Deposit Privilege or Dreyfus Payroll Savings Plan, as the
case may be, as provided under the terms of such Privilege(s). The Fund
reserves the right to redeem your account if you have terminated your
participation in the Program and your account's net asset value is $500 or
less. See "How to Redeem Fund Shares." The Fund may modify or terminate this
Program at any time.
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December 1, 1995
GENERAL NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information
Dated March 1, 1995
The following information supplements and supersedes any contrary
information contained in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information:
Effective December 1, 1995, Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. (the "Transfer
Agent") became the Fund's transfer and dividend disbursing agent. The
Transfer Agent, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manager, is located at One
American Express Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. Under a transfer
agency agreement with the Fund, the Transfer Agent arranges for the
maintenance of shareholder account records for the Fund, the handling of
certain communications between shareholders and the Fund and the payment of
dividends and distributions payable by the Fund. For these services, the
Transfer Agent receives a monthly fee computed on the basis of the number
of shareholder accounts it maintains for the Fund during the month, and is
reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses. The Transfer Agent has no
part in determining the investment policies of the Fund or which securities
are to be purchased or sold by the Fund.
How to Buy Fund Shares -- Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege. Dreyfus
TeleTransfer purchase orders may be made at any time. Purchase orders
received by 4:00 P.M., New York time, on any business day that Dreyfus
Transfer, Inc., the Fund's transfer and dividend disbursing agent (the
"Transfer Agent"), and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business
will be credited to the shareholder's Fund account on the next bank
business day following such purchase order. Purchase orders made after
4:00 P.M., New York time, on any business day the Transfer Agent and the
New York Stock Exchange are open for business, or orders made on Saturday,
Sunday or any Fund holiday (e.g., when the New York Stock Exchange is not
open for business), will be credited to the shareholder's Fund account on
the second bank business day following such purchase order.
