INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



Board of Directors and Policyowners
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York
  Variable Life Separate Account I

We consent to the use in the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement on Form S-6 (File No. 333-47527) of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company
of New York Variable Life Separate Account I filed under the Securities Act of
1933 of our report dated February 20, 1998 on the audit of the financial
statements of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York Variable Life
Separate Account I as of December 31, 1997 and for the period from August 8,
1997 (date of inception) to December 31, 1997, and our report dated March 26,
1998 on the audit of the financial statements of ReliaStar Life Insurance
Company of New York as of and for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement, and
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.



Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 11, 1998