FIRST GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
1001 Jefferson Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel: (800) 963-9539
Fax: (302) 576-3520
April 15, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: First Golden American Life Insurance Company
of New York -- CIK: 1026974, File No: 333-16279
Certification re Filing pursuant to Rule 497(j)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
the undersigned on behalf of The GCG Trust (the "Trust"),
hereby submits this filing in lieu of a filing under
Securities Act Rule 497(c) and certifies that for the
the statement of additional information for Separate
Account NY-B of First Golden Life Insurance Company of
New York (the "Separate Account"):
(1) the form of statement of additional information
that would have been filed under Securities
Act Rule 497(c) would not have differed from that
contained in the Registrant's most recent amendment to
its registration statement; and
(2) the text of the Registrant's most recent amendment
to its registration statement has been filed
electronically.
The Prospectus for the Separate Account has been
or will be filed electronically pursuant to Rule 497(c)
in a separate filing.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marilyn Talman
Marilyn Talman
Vice President and
Associate
General Counsel
