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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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                                                                     Exhibit (n)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement of the BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (Securities Act
Registration No. 333-67998) of our report dated July 18, 2001, relating to the
financial statements of the BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust as of July
16, 2001 and for the period then ended in the Statement of Additional
Information which is part of such registration statement.

We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Statement of Additional Information.



Boston, Massachusetts
October 1, 2001

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