Certification of No Change in Definitive Materials. (497j)


	Putnam Investments
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, MA 02109
	April 1, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549


RE:	Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. No. 2-83909) (811-03741) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 39 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on March 28, 2014.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Annemarie Duffy at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-4824.


		Very truly yours,

		Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund

	By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz

		Jonathan S. Horwitz
		Executive Vice President, Principal Executive
		Officer and Compliance Liaison