SCHEDULE 13D
DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT
12/17/14
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Bulldog Investors, LLC
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[ ]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DE
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
245,992
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
193,839
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
245,992
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
193,839
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
439,831 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
9.09%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Bulldog Investors Group of Funds
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[x]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DE
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
245,992
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
245,992
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
245,992 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
5.08%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IC
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Phillip Goldstein
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[x]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
___________________________________________________________
7. SOLE VOTING POWER
245,992
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
193,839
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
245,992
_______________________________________________________
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
193,839
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
439,831 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
___________________________________________________________
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
9.09%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Andrew Dakos
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[ ]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
___________________________________________________________
7. SOLE VOTING POWER
245,992
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
193,839
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
245,992
_______________________________________________________
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
193,839
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
439,831 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
___________________________________________________________
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
9.09%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
___________________________________________________________
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Steven Samuels
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[ ]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
___________________________________________________________
7. SOLE VOTING POWER
245,992
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
193,839
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
245,992
_______________________________________________________
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
193,839
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
439,831 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
___________________________________________________________
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
9.09%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This Schedule 13D relates to the shares of Common Stock
of Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund ("AYN" or the "Issuer").
The principal executive offices of AYN are located at
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP
1345 AVE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK NY 10105
Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
(a) This statement is filed on behalf of Bulldog Investors,LLC, (a Delaware
Limited Liability Company), Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and Steven Samuels.
(b) The business address of the reporting persons is Park 80 West-Plaza Two,
250 Pehle Ave., Suite 708, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.
(c) Bulldog Investors,LLC is a registered investment adviser.
Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels are control persons of Bulldog
Investors,LLC.
(d) n/a
(e) n/a
(f) Each of Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels is a citizen of the United
States.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Shares of the Issuer have been accumulated on behalf of clients of
Bulldog Investors,LLC.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
The filing persons acquired their shares for investment purposes.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
(a) As per the N-CSRS filed on July 2,2014, there were 4,836,261 shares of
common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2014. The percentages set forth
herein were derived using such number. Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and
Steven Samuels own Bulldog Investors, LLC, a registered investment advisor.
As of December 26, 2014, Bulldog Investors, LLC is deemed to be the beneficial
owner of 439,831 shares of AYN (representing 9.09% of AYN's outstanding
shares) solely by virtue of Bulldog Investors LLC's power to direct the vote
of,and dispose of, these shares. These 439,831 shares of AYN include 245,992
shares (representing 5.08% of AYN's outstanding shares) that are beneficially
owned by Mr. Goldstein and the following entities over which Messrs. Goldstein,
Dakos and Samuels exercise control: Opportunity Partners LP, Calapasas West
Partners LP, Full Value Special Situations Fund, LP, Full Value Offshore Fund,
Ltd., Full Value Partners, LP, Opportunity Income Plus, LP, and MCM Opportunity
Partners, LP (collectively,"Bulldog Investors Group of Funds").
Bulldog Investors Group of Funds and Mr. Goldstein may be deemed to constitute
a group. All other shares included in the aforementioned 439,831 shares of AYN
beneficially owned by Bulldog Investors, LLC (solely by virtue of its power to
sell or direct the vote of these shares) are also beneficially owned by clients
of Bulldog Investors, LLC who are not members of any group. The total number of
these "non-group" shares is 193,839 shares (representing 4.01% of AYN's
outstanding shares).
(b)Bulldog Investors,LLC has sole power to dispose of and vote 245,992 shares.
Bulldog Investors, LLC has shared power to dispose of and vote 193,839 shares.
Certain of Bulldog Investors, LLC's clients (none of whom beneficially own more
than 5% of AYN's shares) share this power with Bulldog Investors, LLC. Messrs.
Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels are control persons of Bulldog Investors, LLC.
c) During the past 60 days the following shares of AYN were purchased:
Date: Shares: Price:
11/07/14 8,890 12.6700
11/10/14 8,728 12.6661
11/11/14 12,060 12.6676
11/12/14 5,292 12.6706
11/13/14 7,385 12.6952
11/14/14 6,175 12.6971
11/17/14 9,761 12.6790
11/18/14 210 12.7000
11/19/14 13,252 12.6947
11/20/14 3,000 12.7500
11/24/14 6,356 12.7672
11/25/14 200 12.7700
11/28/14 502 12.7699
12/01/14 885 12.7700
12/02/14 7,750 12.7993
12/03/14 400 12.7550
12/04/14 4,100 12.7679
12/05/14 7,822 12.7548
12/08/14 6,000 12.7612
12/09/14 11,579 12.7804
12/10/14 11,221 12.8621
12/11/14 6,219 12.8664
12/12/14 31,940 12.8628
12/15/14 13,567 12.8873
12/16/14 30,600 12.9071
12/17/14 67,424 12.9343
12/17/14 1,500 12.9200
12/18/14 41,400 12.9793
12/18/14 15,000 12.9800
12/19/14 2,201 13.0000
12/22/14 22,287 13.0559
12/23/14 32,077 13.1392
12/24/14 11,820 13.1511
12/26/14 12,328 13.1554
d) Clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC are entitled to receive any dividends or
sales proceeds.
e) N/A
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS,ARRANGEMENTS,UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
N/A
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
See exhibit 1
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: 12/29/2014
By: /S/ Phillip Goldstein
Name: Phillip Goldstein
By: /S/ Andrew Dakos
Name: Andrew Dakos
By: /S/ Steven Samuels
Name: Steven Samuels
Bulldog Investors, LLC
By: /s/ Andrew Dakos
Andrew Dakos, Member
Footnote 1: The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership except
to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
Exhibit 1:
Agreement to Make Joint Filing
Agreement made as of the 29TH day of December, 2014, by and among
Bulldog Investors, LLC, Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos, and Steven Samuels.
WHEREAS, Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides
that whenever two or more persons are required to file a statement containing
the information required by Schedule 13D with respect to the same securities,
only one such statement need be filed, so long as, among other things, such
filing includes as an exhibit an agreement among such persons that such a
statement is filed on behalf of each of them;
WHEREAS, in connection with certain holdings of Alliance New York Municipal
Income Fund (AYN), each of the parties to this Agreement is required to file
a statement containing the information required by Schedule 13D with respect
to the same holdings of AYN;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree that one statement containing the
information required by Schedule 13D shall be filed on behalf of each party
hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties
hereto as of the day and year first written above.
By:/s/ Phillip Goldstein By:/s/ Andrew Dakos
Phillip Goldstein Andrew Dakos
BULLDOG INVESTORS, LLC
By: /s/ Steven Samuels By: /s/ Andrew Dakos
Steven Samuels Andrew Dakos, Member