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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-04-25</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001060021</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BLACKROCK INC /NY</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BLK</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001059227</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SCHLOSSTEIN RALPH</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>40 EAST 52ND STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Shares of Class A Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-04-25</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value>E</value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>528333</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 2,796 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired under the BlackRock, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan through January 31, 2006.  Also, includes 1,315 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by the reporting person through March 31, 2006 under The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan (the &quot;ISP&quot;).  The information on this report with respect to the ISP is based on a plan statement dated as of March 31, 2006.  Also includes 10,932 shares of Class A Common Stock granted under the BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan as restricted shares and which are now fully vested. Also includes 26,369 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock granted under the BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, vesting in two equal installments on 12/15/06 and 12/15/07.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Also, includes 15,689 Restricted Stock Units granted under the BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan.  Each Restricted Stock Unit is payable solely by delivery of an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock and vests in equal installments on 1/31/07, 1/31/08 and 1/31/09.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Daniel R. Waltcher as Attorney-in-Fact for Ralph Schlosstein</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-04-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
