SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-A

               FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12 (G) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

             Massachusetts                                      13-4174444
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)                    (I.R.S. Employer
                                                            Identification No.)

      c/o PIMCO Advisory Services
      1345 Avenue of the Americas
      New York, New York                                           10105
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)


                                                          
If this form relates to the registration of                   If this form relates to the registration
 a class of securities pursuant to Section                    of a class of securities pursuant to
 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective                   Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
 pursuant to General Instruction A.(c),                       effective pursuant to General Instruction
 please check the following box: [X]                          A.(d), please check the following box: [_]



                                                                                       
Securities Act registration statement file number pursuant to which this form relates:    333-61298
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                                                                                        (if applicable)


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



                                                          
Title of Each Class to be so Registered:                      Name of Each Exchange on Which Each
                                                              Class is to be Registered:
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
Without Par Value                                             New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None


INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 1.  DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

          Reference is hereby made to the sections entitled "Description of
Shares" as contained in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 of PIMCO New York
Municipal Income Fund, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on May 21, 2001 (Securities Act File No. 333-61298 and Investment
Company Act File No. 811-10381) (the "Original Registration Statement"), as
amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Original Registration Statement,
as filed with the Commission on May 29, 2001, which is incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 2.   EXHIBITS.

  Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no Exhibits are filed herewith or
incorporated herein by reference.

                                   SIGNATURE

          A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of PIMCO New York
Municipal Income Fund is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on
behalf of the Trust by an officer or Trustee of the Trust in his or her capacity
as an officer or Trustee of the Trust and not individually and that the
obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the
Trustees, officers, or shareholders individually but binding only upon the
assets and property of the Trust.

          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                        PIMCO NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND



                         By:  /s/ Stephen J. Treadway
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                            Name:  Stephen J. Treadway
                            Title:  Trustee and President



Date:  June  19, 2001
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