BNY Mellon Municipal Income (DMF) DEF 14A Definitive proxy

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1.	Election of Directors						2. In their	discretion, the proxies	are	authorized to vote upon	such other
			FOR ALL			WITHHOLD	businessas	mayproperly	comebefore	themeetingorany	adjournment(s)
			Nomineeslisted	below		AUTHORITY	thereof.
			(exceptas	marked		ForAll Nominees
			to the contrary)			listed below
							By signing this	proxy card,	receipt of	the accompanying Notice of	Annual
							Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement is acknowledged.
Nominees are:
ClassII -01WhitneyI.			Gerardand 02	Arthur A.		Hartman
							THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE FUND’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
WITHHELD FOR (write name of nominee in space provided below)							WILL BE	VOTED FOR THE	ABOVE	PROPOSALS UNLESS	OTHERWISE
							INDICATED.
								Signature(s)	should	be exactly as name or	names
								appearing on	this	proxy. If shares are held	jointly, each
								holder	should sign.	If signing is by attorney,	executor,
								administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title.
								Dated: ________________________________________________, 2004
										Signature(s)
										Signature(s)
								Sign, Date and return the Proxy Card Promptly
									using the Enclosed Envelope
							FOLD AND DETACH HERE

      DREYFUS CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME, INC.

   The undersigned stockholder of Dreyfus California Municipal Income, Inc. (the “Fund”) hereby

appoints Robert R. Mullery and James Bitetto, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the

undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote, as indicated herein, all of the shares of the

Fund standing in the name of the undersigned at the close of business on March 19, 2004 at the

Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the offices of The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park

Avenue, 7th Floor West, New York, New York, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 21, 2004;

and at any and all adjournments thereof, with all of the powers the undersigned would possess if

then and there personally present and especially (but without limiting the general authorization and

power hereby given) to vote as indicated on the proposals, as more fully described in the Proxy

Statement for the meeting.

         Address Change/Comments(Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)

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				Please mark Box in blue or black ink.				Please
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1	.	Election of Directors			2. In their	discretion, the proxies	are	authorized to vote upon	such other
			FOR ALL	WITHHOLD	businessas	mayproperly	comebefore	themeetingorany	adjournment(s)
			Nomineeslistedbelow	AUTHORITY	thereof.
			(exceptasmarked	ForAll Nominees
			to the contrary)	listed below
					By signing this	proxy card,	receipt of	the accompanying Notice of	Annual
					Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement is acknowledged.
Nominees are:
ClassII -01Whitney			I.Gerardand 02	Arthur A. Hartman
					THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE FUND’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
WITHHELD FOR (write name of nominee in space provided below)					WILL BE	VOTED FOR THE	ABOVE	PROPOSALS UNLESS	OTHERWISE
					INDICATED.
						Signature(s)	should	be exactly as name or	names
						appearing on	this	proxy. If shares are held	jointly, each
						holder	should sign.	If signing is by attorney,	executor,
						administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title.
						Dated: ________________________________________________, 2004
								Signature(s)
								Signature(s)
						Sign, Date and return the Proxy Card Promptly
							using the Enclosed Envelope
					FOLD AND DETACH HERE

         DREYFUS MUNICIPAL INCOME, INC.

            AUCTION PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS

   The undersigned stockholder of Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. (the “Fund”) hereby appoints

Robert R. Mullery and James Bitetto, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the

undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote, as indicated herein, all of the shares of the

Fund standing in the name of the undersigned at the close of business on March 19, 2004 at the

Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the offices of The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park

Avenue, 7th Floor West, New York, New York, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 21, 2004;

and at any and all adjournments thereof, with all of the powers the undersigned would possess if

then and there personally present and especially (but without limiting the general authorization and

power hereby given) to vote as indicated on the proposals, as more fully described in the Proxy

Statement for the meeting.

      Address Change/Comments(Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)

               FOLD AND DETACH HERE

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1.	Election of Director					2. In their	discretion, the proxies	are	authorized to vote upon	such other
						businessas	mayproperly	comebefore	themeetingorany	adjournment(s)
						thereof.
			FOR	WITHHOLD		AUTHORITY
	The Nominee listed			For the Nominee
						By signing this	proxy card,	receipt of	the accompanying Notice of	Annual
						Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement is acknowledged.
Nominee is:
ClassII -ArthurA.Hartman
						THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE FUND’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
						WILL BE	VOTED FOR THE	ABOVE	PROPOSALS UNLESS	OTHERWISE
						INDICATED.
							Signature(s)	should	be exactly as name or	names
							appearing on	this	proxy. If shares are held	jointly, each
							holder	should sign.	If signing is by attorney,	executor,
							administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title.
							Dated: ________________________________________________, 2004
									Signature(s)
									Signature(s)
							Sign, Date and return the Proxy Card Promptly
								using the Enclosed Envelope
						FOLD AND DETACH HERE

         DREYFUS MUNICIPAL INCOME, INC.

            COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

   The undersigned stockholder of Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. (the “Fund”) hereby appoints

Robert R. Mullery and James Bitetto, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the

undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote, as indicated herein, all of the shares of the

Fund standing in the name of the undersigned at the close of business on March 19, 2004 at the

Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the offices of The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park

Avenue, 7th Floor West, New York, New York, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 21, 2004;

and at any and all adjournments thereof, with all of the powers the undersigned would possess if

then and there personally present and especially (but without limiting the general authorization and

power hereby given) to vote as indicated on the proposals, as more fully described in the Proxy

Statement for the meeting.

      Address Change/Comments(Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)

               FOLD AND DETACH HERE

				Please mark Box in blue or black ink.				Please
								Mark Here
								for Address
								Change or
								Comments
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1	.	Election of Directors			2. In their	discretion, the proxies	are	authorized to vote upon	such other
			FOR ALL	WITHHOLD	businessas	mayproperly	comebefore	themeetingorany	adjournment(s)
			Nomineeslistedbelow	AUTHORITY	thereof.
			(exceptasmarked	ForAll Nominees
			to the contrary)	listed below
					By signing this	proxy card,	receipt of	the accompanying Notice of	Annual
					Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement is acknowledged.
Nominees are:
ClassII -01Whitney			I.Gerardand 02	Arthur A. Hartman
					THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE FUND’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
WITHHELD FOR (write name of nominee in space provided below)					WILL BE	VOTED FOR THE	ABOVE	PROPOSALS UNLESS	OTHERWISE
					INDICATED.
						Signature(s)	should	be exactly as name or	names
						appearing on	this	proxy. If shares are held	jointly, each
						holder	should sign.	If signing is by attorney,	executor,
						administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title.
						Dated: ________________________________________________, 2004
								Signature(s)
								Signature(s)
						Sign, Date and return the Proxy Card Promptly
							using the Enclosed Envelope
					FOLD AND DETACH HERE

      DREYFUS NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME, INC.

   The undersigned stockholder of Dreyfus New York Municipal Income, Inc. (the “Fund”)

appoints Robert R. Mullery and James Bitetto, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the

undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote, as indicated herein, all of the shares of the

Fund standing in the name of the undersigned at the close of business on March 19, 2004 at the

Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the offices of The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park

Avenue, 7th Floor West, New York, New York, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 21, 2004;

and at any and all adjournments thereof, with all of the powers the undersigned would possess if

then and there personally present and especially (but without limiting the general authorization and

power hereby given) to vote as indicated on the proposals, as more fully described in the Proxy

Statement for the meeting.

         Address Change/Comments(Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)

            FOLD AND DETACH HERE