EX-99.906CERT

                        FORM OF SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officers of BlackRock New York
Municipal 2018 Term Trust (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to the best of
their knowledge, that the Company's Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
December 31, 2003, (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Dated:  March 8, 2004
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     /s/ Robert S. Kapito
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Name:    Robert S. Kapito
Title:   Principal Executive Officer








     /s/ Henry Gabbay
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Name:    Henry Gabbay
Title:   Principal Financial Officer





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