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 II
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


            Massachusetts                              03-6084085
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


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


                                                                                    
Securities Act registration statement file number pursuant to which this form relates:    333-86284
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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
With Par Value $0.00001                      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 section entitled "Description of Shares" in
the Registration Statement on Form N-2 of PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund
II, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
April 15, 2002 (Securities Act File No. 333-86284 and Investment Company Act
File No. 811-21078) (the "Original Registration Statement").

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 II 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 II


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

Date: June 19, 2002