EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT

EASY VOTING OPTIONS:
	VOTE ON THE INTERNET Log on to: www.proxy-direct.com Follow the on-screen instructions available 24 hours
	VOTE BY PHONE Call 1-800-337-3503 Follow the recorded instructions available 24 hours
	VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date this Proxy Card and return in the postage-paid envelope
	VOTE IN PERSON Attend Shareholder Meeting 333 West Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60606 on November 7, 2011

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

PROXY NUVEEN NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND 2
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2011 PROXY

THIS PROXY IS BEING SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The undersigned shareholder(s) of the Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund 2, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoints Kevin J. McCarthy, Kathleen Prudhomme and Christopher Rohrbacher, or any one of them true and lawful attorneys with power of substitution of each, to vote all shares of Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund 2 which the undersigned is entitled to vote, at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on November 7, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Central time, in the 31st floor conference room of Nuveen Investments, 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60606, and at any adjournment thereof as indicated on the reverse side. In their discretion, the proxy holders named above are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.

Receipt of the Notice of the Special Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement/Prospectus is hereby acknowledged. The shares of Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund 2 represented hereby will be voted as indicated or FOR the proposal if no choice is indicated.

VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503
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Date	NNM_22895_082211

EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund 2

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on November 7, 2011.

The Proxy Statement and Proxy Card for this meeting are available at: www.proxy-direct.com/nuv22895

IF YOU VOTE ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE,

YOU NEED NOT RETURN THIS PROXY CARD

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

The Board of Trustees recommends a vote “FOR” the following proposal.

PLEASE MARK BOXES BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS. Example:    ¢

	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
1.      To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (and the related transactions) which provides for (i) the transfer of all the assets of Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund 2 (the “Acquired Fund”) to Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”) in exchange solely for voting shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Fund and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all the liabilities of the Acquired Fund; and (ii) the distribution by the Acquired Fund of all the shares of each class of the Acquiring Fund to the holders of shares of the corresponding class of the Acquired Fund in complete liquidation and termination of the Acquired Fund.	¨	¨	¨
2.      To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

WE URGE YOU TO SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THIS PROXY PROMPTLY

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