Exhibit 99.906CERT



                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officers of the BlackRock New
York Insured Municipal Income Trust (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to the
best of their knowledge, that the Company's Report on Form N-CSR for the fiscal
year ended August 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


Date: October 29, 2003
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/s/ Robert Kapito
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Name:  Robert Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer


/s/ Henry Gabbay
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Name:  Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer