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                                                                       Exhibit n

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

     We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated November
5, 2002 in the Registration Statement (Form N-2) of the Nuveen Insured New York
Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
under the Securities Act of 1933 (File No. 333-100324) and in this Amendment No.
4 to the Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (File
No. 811-21211).

                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP




Chicago, Illinois
November 25, 2002

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