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	MORGAN STANLEY NEW YORK TAX-FREE INCOME FUND
c/o Morgan Stanley Trust
Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two
Jersey City, New Jersey 07311
(800) 869-6397




							March 1, 2002


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: 	Morgan Stanley New York Tax-Free Income Fund
	File No. 811-4222
	Rule 497(j) Filing

Dear Sir or Madam:

	On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that the
form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under Section 497(c) would not have differed
from those contained in the text of the Registrant's most recent
registration statement that was filed electronically via EDGAR with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2002.

							Very truly yours,
							/s/ LouAnne D. McInnis
							LouAnne D. McInnis
							Assistant Secretary


Enclosures
cc: Barry Fink
    Larry Greene







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