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    <periodOfReport>2009-05-21</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP /NY</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CVC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Carter Zachary W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>DORSEY &amp; WHITNEY LLP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>250 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10177</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Cablevision NY Group Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-05-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5708</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>13015</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Grant of restricted stock units under the 2006 Stock Plan For Non-Employee Directors.  All the units are fully vested on the date of grant and are settled in stock (one share of Class A common stock for each unit) 90 days after the termination of service on the Board of Directors.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Zachary W. Carter</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-05-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
