N-CSRS 1 form-980.htm SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT form-980.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number                            811-3726

Dreyfus New York Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq.
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 922-6000

Date of fiscal year end: 5/31

Date of reporting period: 11/30/09



FORM N-CSR

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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value



 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

6     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

7     

Statement of Investments

29     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

30     

Statement of Operations

31     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

32     

Financial Highlights

33     

Notes to Financial Statements

41     

Information About the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Management Agreement

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover



The Fund

Dreyfus New York
Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus NewYork Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc., covering the six-month period from June 1, 2009, through November 30, 2009.

Evidence has continued to accumulate that the global recession is over and sustained economic recoveries have begun in the United States and worldwide. Central bank liquidity actions, accommodative monetary policies and economic stimulus programs in many different countries succeeded in calming the financial crisis, ending the recession and sparking the beginning of a global expansion.As 2009 draws to a close, economic policy remains stimulative in nearly every country in the world, and we expect these simultaneous stimuli to support a sustained but moderate global expansion in 2010.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has had a noticeable impact on the municipal bond market, helping to provide credit stability and aiding supply-and-demand dynamics. In addition, risk premiums have subsided and yield differences have steepened along the bond market’s maturity range.While lower-quality securities had led the broader financial markets’ advance as investors sought bargains in the wake of economic and market turbulence, higher-quality municipal bonds have exhibited improved fundamentals along with solid performance gains year-to-date. Is now a good time to consider allocating within municipal bonds? Talk to your financial advisor, who can help you make that determination and prepare for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as market perspectives, we have provided a Discussion of Fund Performance.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
December 15, 2009

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of June 1, 2009, through November 30, 2009, as provided by Thomas Casey and David Belton, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended November 30, 2009, Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund achieved a total return of 4.91%.1 The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”), a broadly diversified index composed of municipal bonds issued in states from across the nation is the fund’s benchmark and achieved a total return of 4.75% for the same period.2

Municipal bonds rallied over the reporting period as the U.S. economy and credit markets stabilized. The fund’s returns were higher than its benchmark, primarily due to NewYork bond’s strongly outperforming the national average.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal, NewYork state and NewYork city income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. To pursue this goal, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal, NewYork state and NewYork city personal income taxes. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund’s portfolio normally exceeds 10 years, but the fund may invest without regard to maturity.The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade municipal bonds or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in municipal bonds rated below investment grade (“junk” bonds) or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus.

We may buy and sell bonds based on credit quality, market outlook and yield potential. In selecting municipal bonds for investment, we may assess the current interest-rate environment and the municipal bond’s potential volatility in different rate environments. We focus on bonds with the potential to offer attractive current income, typically looking

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

for bonds that can provide consistently attractive current yields or that are trading at competitive market prices. A portion of the fund’s assets may be allocated to “discount” bonds, which are bonds that sell at a price below their face value, or to “premium” bonds, which are bonds that sell at a price above their face value.The fund’s allocation either to discount bonds or to premium bonds will change along with our changing views of the current interest-rate and market environment.We also may look to select bonds that are most likely to obtain attractive prices when sold.

Municipal Bonds Rebounded with U.S. Economy

In the wake of severe market declines stemming from a global financial crisis and recession, the municipal bond market continued to rebound over the reporting period.The rally was fueled by changing investor sentiment as government and monetary authorities’ aggressive remedial measures—including historically low interest rates, injections of liquidity into the banking system, the rescues of major corporations and a massive economic stimulus program—seemed to gain traction. Additional evidence of economic stabilization later appeared, supporting the rally through the reporting period’s end. Although most municipal bonds participated in the rebound, gains were particularly strong among higher yielding issues.

Security Selection Strategy Bolstered Fund Returns

Despite evidence of an economic recovery, most states and municipalities have continued to face fiscal challenges stemming from lower-than-projected tax receipts and intensifying demands for services. These pressures were particularly intense in New York, where tax revenues have been hurt by a slumping financial services industry. Consequently, we maintained a focus on high-quality securities.We generally emphasized bonds backed by pledged tax appropriations or dedicated revenue streams from facilities providing essential services.We shied away from issuers we regarded as heavily dependent on state aid. Consistent with our defensive posture, we set the fund’s average duration in a range that was roughly in line with industry averages.

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While this generally defensive investment posture limited the fund’s participation in a rally led by lower-quality bonds, the fund’s seasoned holdings of income-oriented securities, which were purchased with higher yields than are currently available, offset any relative weakness. The fund received particularly strong results from bonds with a first-lien claim on state sales tax revenues.

Supply-and-Demand Factors Appear Favorable

With short-term interest rates expected to remain low for some time, we believe that credit conditions may be the dominant influence on market sentiment over the foreseeable future.Therefore, we have maintained the fund’s generally conservative investment posture.

With that said, we are cautiously optimistic regarding the prospects for municipal bonds. Despite the lingering impacts of the recession, technical factors remain favorable.The supply of newly issued municipal bonds has fallen significantly so far in 2009 compared to one year ago as the Build America Bonds program, part of the economic stimulus package, has diverted a substantial portion of new issuance to the taxable bond market. At the same time, demand for municipal bonds has intensified from individual and institutional investors. We expect this positive supply-and-demand dynamic to persist into 2010.

December 15, 2009

1     

Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Income may be subject to state and local taxes for non-NewYork residents, and some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable.

2     

SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions.The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged and geographically unrestricted total return performance benchmark for the long-term, investment- grade, tax-exempt bond market. Index returns do not reflect the fees and expenses associated with operating a mutual fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus NewYork Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc. from June 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming actual returns for the six months ended November 30, 2009
 
Expenses paid per $1,000 $ 3.75
Ending value (after expenses) $ 1,049.10

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended November 30, 2009
 
Expenses paid per $1,000 $ 3.70
Ending value (after expenses) $ 1,021.41

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .73%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS        
November 30, 2009 (Unaudited)          
 
 
 
 
Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments—99.1% Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York—93.7%          
Albany Industrial Development          
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue          
(Saint Peter’s Hospital of the          
City of Albany Project) 5.75 11/15/22 2,000,000   2,102,800
Albany Industrial Development          
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue          
(Saint Peter’s Hospital of the          
City of Albany Project) 5.25 11/15/27 5,050,000   5,020,861
Albany Industrial Development          
Agency, Civic Facility Revenue          
(Saint Peter’s Hospital of the          
City of Albany Project) 5.25 11/15/32 8,325,000   7,889,186
Albany Industrial Development          
Agency, LR (New York Assembly          
Building Project) 7.75 1/1/10 100,000   100,171
Austin Trust          
(Port Authority of New York          
and New Jersey, Consolidated          
Bonds, 151st Series) 6.00 9/15/28 20,000,000 a,b 21,539,200
Buffalo,          
GO (Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 12/1/12 1,800,000 c 1,923,390
Buffalo,          
GO (Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.13 12/1/14 2,820,000 c 2,971,998
Buffalo Fiscal Stability          
Authority, Sales Tax and State          
Aid Secured Bonds (Insured;          
National Public Finance          
Guarantee Corp.) 4.50 9/1/18 1,110,000 c 1,218,480
Cattaraugus County Industrial          
Development Agency, Civic          
Facility Revenue (Saint          
Bonaventure University Project) 5.00 9/15/10 1,110,000   1,116,349
Cattaraugus County Industrial          
Development Agency, Civic          
Facility Revenue (Saint          
Bonaventure University Project) 5.00 9/15/11 1,160,000   1,166,426
Cattaraugus County Industrial          
Development Agency, Civic          
Facility Revenue (Saint          
Bonaventure University Project) 5.00 9/15/12 1,225,000   1,231,235

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
Erie County,          
Public Improvement GO          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 4/1/18 2,000,000 c 2,087,580
Hempstead Town Industrial          
Development Agency, Civic          
Facility Revenue (Hofstra          
University Civic Facility) 5.25 7/1/18 1,730,000   1,865,580
Hempstead Town Industrial          
Development Agency, RRR          
(American Ref-Fuel Company of          
Hempstead Project) 5.00 6/1/10 6,000,000   6,012,720
Hempstead Town Local Development          
Corporation, Revenue (Molloy          
College Project) 5.70 7/1/29 5,000,000   5,036,400
Huntington Housing Authority,          
Senior Housing Facility          
Revenue (Gurwin Jewish Senior          
Residences Project) 6.00 5/1/39 5,750,000   4,562,337
Long Island Power Authority,          
Electric System General Revenue 6.00 5/1/33 7,000,000   7,855,820
Long Island Power Authority,          
Electric System General          
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC) 5.50 12/1/11 5,000,000   5,430,750
Long Island Power Authority,          
Electric System General          
Revenue (Insured; Assured          
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) 5.25 12/1/14 16,000,000   18,627,840
Long Island Power Authority,          
Electric System General          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 9/1/25 23,765,000 c 24,659,039
Long Island Power Authority,          
Electric System General          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 12/1/25 10,000,000 c 10,364,700
Metropolitan Transportation          
Authority, Dedicated          
Tax Fund Revenue 5.50 11/15/30 10,325,000   11,253,940

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Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
Metropolitan Transportation          
Authority, Dedicated Tax Fund          
Revenue (Insured; Assured          
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) 5.25 11/15/25 10,000,000   10,506,000
Metropolitan Transportation          
Authority, Service Contract          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.50 7/1/24 10,000,000 c 10,369,700
Metropolitan Transportation          
Authority, Transportation Revenue 5.00 11/15/25 3,505,000   3,678,462
Metropolitan Transportation          
Authority, Transportation Revenue 5.00 11/15/29 17,300,000   17,756,374
Metropolitan Transportation          
Authority, Transportation Revenue 5.00 11/15/35 10,000,000   10,028,900
Metropolitan Transportation          
Authority, Transportation Revenue 5.25 11/15/36 10,000,000   10,162,200
Monroe Tobacco Asset          
Securitization Corporation,          
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed          
Bonds (Prerefunded) 6.63 6/1/10 500,000 d 521,045
Nassau County,          
General Improvement GO          
(Insured; Assured Guaranty          
Municipal Corp.) (Prerefunded) 5.75 3/1/10 4,955,000 d 5,022,586
Nassau County Industrial          
Development Agency, IDR          
(Keyspan-Glenwood Energy          
Center, LLC Project) 5.25 6/1/27 12,750,000   12,201,367
New York City,          
GO 5.80 8/1/11 190,000   190,777
New York City,          
GO 5.25 10/15/19 5,000,000   5,303,700
New York City,          
GO 5.00 11/1/19 9,000,000   9,680,850
New York City,          
GO 5.00 4/1/20 3,500,000   3,737,895
New York City,          
GO 5.00 8/1/20 2,000,000   2,139,480

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York City,          
GO 5.25 10/15/22 2,000,000   2,093,940
New York City,          
GO 5.50 6/1/23 125,000   131,114
New York City,          
GO (Insured; AMBAC) 5.75 8/1/16 3,430,000   3,752,694
New York City,          
GO (Insured; AMBAC)          
(Prerefunded) 5.75 8/1/12 1,570,000 d 1,777,742
New York City,          
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty          
Municipal Corp.) 5.25 10/15/19 1,450,000   1,538,073
New York City,          
GO (Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 5/15/18 11,000,000 c 12,105,060
New York City,          
GO (Prerefunded) 5.50 6/1/13 875,000 d 1,012,104
New York City Health and Hospital          
Corporation, Health          
System Revenue 5.25 2/15/17 1,550,000   1,554,991
New York City Industrial          
Development Agency,          
Civic Facility Revenue          
(United Jewish Appeal—          
Federation of Jewish          
Philanthropies of New          
York, Inc. Project) 5.00 7/1/12 1,460,000   1,614,643
New York City Industrial          
Development Agency, Civic          
Facility Revenue (United          
Jewish Appeal—Federation of          
Jewish Philanthropies of New          
York, Inc. Project) 5.25 7/1/15 1,640,000   1,881,342
New York City Industrial          
Development Agency, Civic          
Facility Revenue (United          
Jewish Appeal—Federation of          
Jewish Philanthropies of New          
York, Inc. Project) 5.00 7/1/27 1,000,000   1,045,750

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Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal  
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($) Value ($)
New York (continued)        
New York City Industrial        
Development Agency, Civic        
Facility Revenue (Vaughn        
College of Aeronautics and        
Technology Project) 5.00 12/1/28 5,075,000 3,872,530
New York City Industrial        
Development Agency, Civic        
Facility Revenue (YMCA of        
Greater New York Project) 5.00 8/1/36 5,850,000 5,389,195
New York City Industrial        
Development Agency, PILOT        
Revenue (Yankee Stadium        
Project) (Insured; FGIC) 5.00 3/1/31 10,810,000 10,227,233
New York City Industrial        
Development Agency, Special        
Facility Revenue (American        
Airlines, Inc. John F. Kennedy        
International Airport Project) 7.50 8/1/16 2,500,000 2,412,275
New York City Industrial        
Development Agency, Special        
Facility Revenue (American        
Airlines, Inc. John F. Kennedy        
International Airport Project) 8.00 8/1/28 9,350,000 9,050,052
New York City Industrial        
Development Agency, Special        
Facility Revenue (Terminal One        
Group Association, L.P. Project) 5.50 1/1/16 2,000,000 2,111,900
New York City Industrial        
Development Agency, Special        
Facility Revenue (Terminal One        
Group Association, L.P. Project) 5.50 1/1/16 2,830,000 2,924,296
New York City Municipal Water        
Finance Authority, Water and        
Sewer System Second General        
Resolution Revenue 5.00 6/15/27 23,000,000 24,438,190
New York City Municipal Water        
Finance Authority, Water and        
Sewer System Second General        
Resolution Revenue 5.00 6/15/39 10,000,000 10,056,600

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York City Municipal Water          
Finance Authority, Water and          
Sewer System Second General          
Resolution Revenue 5.25 6/15/40 10,000,000   10,435,200
New York City Municipal Water          
Finance Authority, Water and          
Sewer System Second General          
Resolution Revenue 5.50 6/15/40 11,025,000   11,846,693
New York City Transit Authority,          
Metropolitan Transportation          
Authority, Triborough Bridge          
and Tunnel Authority, COP          
(Insured; AMBAC) 5.63 1/1/13 2,675,000   2,711,246
New York City Transitional Finance          
Authority, Building Aid          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 7/15/22 19,000,000 c 20,353,180
New York City Transitional Finance          
Authority, Building Aid          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 1/15/24 10,000,000 c 10,600,800
New York City Transitional Finance          
Authority, Building Aid          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 7/15/27 10,000,000 c 10,525,500
New York City Transitional Finance          
Authority, Future Tax          
Secured Revenue 5.00 11/1/23 10,000,000   10,798,200
New York City Transitional Finance          
Authority, Future Tax          
Secured Revenue 0/14.00 11/1/29 9,000,000 e 8,745,120
New York City Transitional Finance          
Authority, Future Tax Secured          
Subordinate Revenue 5.00 11/1/22 14,890,000   16,254,520
New York City Trust for Cultural          
Resources, Revenue (The Museum          
of Modern Art) 5.00 4/1/31 5,000,000   5,251,000
New York Convention Center          
Development Corporation,          
Revenue (Hotel Unit Fee          
Secured) (Insured; AMBAC) 5.00 11/15/18 3,440,000   3,669,173

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Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York Counties Tobacco Trust          
IV, Tobacco Settlement          
Pass-Through Bonds 6.50 6/1/35 325,000   321,015
New York Counties Tobacco Trust          
IV, Tobacco Settlement          
Pass-Through Bonds (Prerefunded) 6.50 6/1/10 675,000 d 702,992
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Consolidated          
Revenue (City University          
System) (Insured; FGIC) 5.63 7/1/16 9,120,000   10,019,050
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Consolidated Second          
General Resolution Revenue          
(City University System)          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.75 7/1/16 2,000,000 c 2,053,140
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Court Facilities LR          
(The City of New York Issue) 5.75 5/15/14 3,715,000   4,149,321
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Court Facilities LR          
(The County of Westchester Issue) 5.00 8/1/10 5,570,000   5,614,671
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Insured Revenue          
(Barnard College) (Insured;          
National Public Finance          
Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 7/1/37 11,000,000 c 11,103,180
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Insured Revenue          
(Fashion Institute of          
Technology Student Housing          
Corporation) (Insured;          
National Public Finance          
Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 7/1/16 3,755,000 c 4,085,816
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Insured Revenue          
(Fashion Institute of          
Technology Student Housing          
Corporation) (Insured;          
National Public Finance          
Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 7/1/20 4,490,000 c 4,889,386

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York State Dormitory Authority,          
Insured Revenue (New York          
University) (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.75 7/1/27 33,625,000 c 39,655,980
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, LR (Municipal          
Health Facilities Improvement          
Program) (New York City Issue) 5.00 1/15/25 10,000,000   10,545,400
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, LR (State University          
Educational Facilities)          
(Insured; FGIC) (Prerefunded) 5.50 7/1/11 10,000,000 d 10,796,400
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Mortgage Hospital          
Revenue (Hospital for Special          
Surgery) (Insured; FHA) 6.25 8/15/34 4,010,000 f 4,368,253
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Mortgage Hospital          
Revenue (The Long Island          
College Hospital) (Insured; FHA) 6.00 8/15/15 2,035,000   2,216,848
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Mortgage Nursing          
Home Revenue (Menorah Campus,          
Inc.) (Collateralized; FHA) 6.10 2/1/37 8,300,000   8,309,213
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (4201          
Schools Program) (Insured;          
National Public Finance          
Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 7/1/10 1,670,000 c 1,693,480
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Carmel          
Richmond Nursing Home) (LOC;          
Allied Irish Banks) 5.00 7/1/15 2,000,000   2,023,760
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue          
(Columbia University) 5.00 7/1/19 15,000,000   17,078,250
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue          
(Columbia University) 5.00 7/1/20 5,000,000   5,633,250

14



Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue          
(Columbia University) 5.00 7/1/21 10,000,000   11,180,600
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue          
(Columbia University) 5.00 7/1/23 10,255,000   11,336,697
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Manhattan          
College) (Insured; Radian) 5.50 7/1/12 1,450,000   1,526,488
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Manhattan          
College) (Insured; Radian) 5.50 7/1/13 2,605,000   2,730,327
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Memorial          
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.75 7/1/20 3,000,000 c 3,576,630
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Memorial          
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 0.00 7/1/28 18,335,000 c,g 8,467,836
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mental Health          
Services Facilities Improvement) 5.25 2/15/18 30,000   32,390
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mental Health          
Services Facilities Improvement) 6.75 2/15/23 5,700,000   6,810,246
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mental          
Health Services Facilities          
Improvement) (Insured;          
National Public Finance          
Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 2/15/21 10,150,000 c 10,592,743
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mental          
Health Services Facilities          
Improvement) (Prerefunded) 5.25 2/15/14 2,305,000 d 2,627,354

The Fund 15



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Miriam          
Osborne Memorial Home)          
(Insured; ACA) 6.88 7/1/25 6,105,000   6,222,033
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mount Sinai          
NYU Health Obligated Group) 5.00 7/1/11 375,000   375,799
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mount Sinai          
NYU Health Obligated Group) 5.00 7/1/13 1,000,000   1,001,710
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mount Sinai          
NYU Health Obligated Group) 5.50 7/1/26 7,925,000   7,929,517
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mount Sinai          
NYU Health Obligated Group) 5.50 7/1/26 6,305,000   6,308,594
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mount          
Sinai School of Medicine of          
New York University) 5.50 7/1/25 9,000,000   9,415,710
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Mount          
Sinai School of Medicine of          
New York University) (Insured;          
National Public Finance          
Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 7/1/27 5,045,000 c 5,074,816
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Municipal          
Health Facilities Improvement          
Program) (Insured; Assured          
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) 5.50 1/15/13 1,350,000   1,446,498
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (New York          
Methodist Hospital) 5.25 7/1/13 1,450,000   1,502,099
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (New York          
Methodist Hospital) 5.25 7/1/14 1,855,000   1,900,410
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (New York          
Methodist Hospital) 5.25 7/1/16 2,055,000   2,051,507

16



Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (New York          
Methodist Hospital) 5.25 7/1/19 1,395,000   1,337,135
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (New York          
University Hospitals Center) 5.00 7/1/22 10,000,000   9,744,400
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (North          
Shore—Long Island Jewish          
Obligated Group) 5.00 5/1/18 3,280,000   3,419,334
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (North          
Shore—Long Island Jewish          
Obligated Group) 5.50 5/1/37 3,500,000   3,510,045
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (North          
Shore—Long Island Jewish          
Obligated Group) 5.75 5/1/37 7,880,000   8,046,110
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (North          
Shore University Hospital at          
Forest Hills) (Insured;          
National Public Finance          
Guarantee Corp.) 5.50 11/1/13 2,625,000 c 2,839,620
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (NYSARC, Inc.)          
(Insured; Assured Guaranty          
Municipal Corp.) 5.00 7/1/12 1,100,000   1,191,080
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Orange          
Regional Medical Center          
Obligated Group) 6.13 12/1/29 2,500,000   2,301,625
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Orange          
Regional Medical Center          
Obligated Group) 6.25 12/1/37 7,500,000   6,655,125
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Park          
Ridge Housing, Inc.)          
(Collateralized; FNMA) 6.13 8/1/15 2,875,000   2,953,718

The Fund 17



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Rivington          
House Health Care Facility)          
(Collateralized; SONYMA) 5.25 11/1/12 1,000,000   1,107,110
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Rivington          
House Health Care Facility)          
(Collateralized; SONYMA) 5.25 11/1/14 5,430,000   6,051,138
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Rochester          
Institute of Technology) 6.25 7/1/29 11,000,000   12,353,770
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Saint Barnabas          
Hospital) (Insured; AMBAC) 5.25 8/1/15 2,135,000   2,290,492
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (School          
District Financing Program)          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.38 10/1/22 31,000,000 c 32,474,360
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (State          
University Educational Facilities) 7.50 5/15/10 635,000   654,698
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (State          
University Educational Facilities) 5.88 5/15/11 20,000,000   21,405,600
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (State          
University Educational Facilities) 7.50 5/15/11 1,140,000   1,245,724
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (State          
University Educational          
Facilities) (Insured; Assured          
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) 5.75 5/15/16 5,000,000   5,932,700
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (State          
University Educational          
Facilities) (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 5/15/13 2,500,000 c 2,687,875

18



Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (State          
University Educational          
Facilities) (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.50 5/15/13 11,010,000 c 11,786,095
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (State          
University Educational          
Facilities) (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.50 5/15/13 10,125,000 c 11,135,475
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (State          
University Educational          
Facilities) (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 5/15/15 6,825,000 c 7,573,907
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue          
(Teachers College) 5.00 3/1/24 2,500,000   2,667,675
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (The          
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center)          
(LOC; TD Bank) 6.50 8/15/30 5,000,000   5,528,150
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (The          
Rockefeller University) 5.00 7/1/40 16,000,000   16,610,400
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Upstate          
Community Colleges) 5.25 7/1/18 2,000,000   2,129,600
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, Revenue (Winthrop          
University Hospital Association) 5.50 7/1/32 1,000,000   933,850
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, State Personal          
Income Tax Revenue (Education) 5.00 3/15/31 20,000,000   20,708,400
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, State Personal          
Income Tax Revenue          
(Education) (Prerefunded) 5.00 3/15/13 4,600,000 d 5,210,282

The Fund 19



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, State Personal          
Income Tax Revenue          
(Education) (Prerefunded) 5.05 3/15/13 500,000 d 567,145
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, State Personal          
Income Tax Revenue          
(Education) (Prerefunded) 5.38 3/15/13 5,000,000 d 5,724,050
New York State Dormitory          
Authority, State Personal          
Income Tax Revenue          
(General Purpose) 5.25 2/15/22 10,000,000   11,303,000
New York State Energy Research and          
Development Authority, PCR          
(Central Hudson Gas and          
Electric Corporation Project)          
(Insured; AMBAC) 5.45 8/1/27 9,000,000   9,106,650
New York State Housing Finance          
Agency, Housing Revenue          
(Capitol Green Apartments)          
(Collateralized; FNMA) 4.38 11/15/17 1,000,000   1,006,400
New York State Housing Finance          
Agency, MFHR (Highland Avenue          
Senior Apartments)          
(Collateralized; SONYMA) 4.40 2/15/11 1,450,000   1,453,886
New York State Housing Finance          
Agency, State Personal Income          
Tax Revenue (Economic          
Development and Housing) 5.00 9/15/18 1,400,000   1,552,698
New York State Housing Finance          
Agency, State Personal Income          
Tax Revenue (Economic          
Development and Housing) 5.00 3/15/34 10,000,000   10,245,600
New York State Housing Finance          
Agency, State Personal Income          
Tax Revenue (Economic          
Development and Housing)          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 9/15/20 1,270,000 c 1,372,121
New York State Mortgage Agency,          
Homeowner Mortgage Revenue 5.40 10/1/10 2,920,000   2,926,336

20



Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
New York State Mortgage Agency,          
Homeowner Mortgage Revenue 5.55 10/1/12 3,650,000   3,655,913
New York State Mortgage Agency,          
Homeowner Mortgage Revenue 5.80 10/1/28 415,000   425,910
New York State Mortgage Agency,          
Homeowner Mortgage Revenue 5.40 4/1/29 8,380,000   8,394,414
New York State Mortgage Agency,          
Homeowner Mortgage Revenue 5.35 10/1/33 8,250,000   8,441,813
New York State Thruway Authority,          
General Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 1/1/25 5,000,000 c 5,313,950
New York State Thruway Authority,          
Second General Highway and          
Bridge Trust Fund Bonds 5.00 4/1/21 10,000,000   10,893,200
New York State Thruway Authority,          
Second General Highway and          
Bridge Trust Fund Bonds 5.00 4/1/27 14,035,000   14,806,083
New York State Thruway Authority,          
Second General Highway and          
Bridge Trust Fund Bonds          
(Insured; AMBAC) 5.00 4/1/18 5,000,000   5,538,850
New York State Thruway Authority,          
Second General Highway and          
Bridge Trust Fund Bonds          
(Insured; AMBAC) 5.00 4/1/24 13,090,000   13,879,458
New York State Urban Development          
Corporation, Corporate Purpose          
Subordinated Lien Bonds 5.13 7/1/18 4,550,000   4,902,580
New York State Urban Development          
Corporation, Service Contract          
Revenue (Insured; Assured          
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) 5.25 1/1/20 10,000,000   11,207,900
New York State Urban Development          
Corporation, Service Contract          
Revenue (Insured; Assured          
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) 5.00 1/1/26 6,425,000   6,832,988
New York State Urban Development          
Corporation, State Facilities          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.70 4/1/20 20,000,000 c 23,285,400

The Fund 21



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
Niagara County Industrial          
Development Agency, Solid          
Waste Disposal Facility          
Revenue (American Ref-Fuel          
Company of Niagara, LP Facility) 5.55 11/15/15 2,500,000   2,417,575
Niagara Falls City School          
District, COP (High School          
Facility) (Insured; Assured          
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) 5.00 6/15/19 3,250,000   3,373,728
Niagara Falls City School          
District, COP (High School          
Facility) (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.63 6/15/13 2,045,000 c 2,377,333
Orange County Industrial          
Development Agency, Life Care          
Community Revenue (The Glen          
Arden, Inc. Project) 5.70 1/1/28 4,600,000   3,564,126
Port Authority of New York and New          
Jersey (Consolidated Bonds,          
93rd Series) 6.13 6/1/94 15,000,000   17,418,750
Port Authority of New York and New          
Jersey (Consolidated Bonds,          
132nd Series) 5.00 9/1/33 10,000,000   10,250,300
Port Authority of New York and New          
Jersey (Consolidated Bonds,          
142nd Series) 5.00 7/15/18 5,000,000   5,564,450
Port Authority of New York and New          
Jersey (Consolidated Bonds,          
152nd Series) 5.00 11/1/28 8,000,000   8,037,920
Port Authority of New York and New          
Jersey, Special Project Bonds          
(JFK International Air          
Terminal LLC Project)          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 6.25 12/1/13 6,000,000 c 6,421,500
Port Authority of New York and New          
Jersey, Special Project Bonds          
(JFK International Air Terminal          
LLC Project) (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 6.25 12/1/14 10,000,000 c 10,633,500

22



Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
Rensselaer County Industrial          
Development Agency, Civic          
Facility Revenue (Rensselaer          
Polytechnic Institute Project) 5.00 3/1/36 15,055,000   15,288,051
Sales Tax Asset Receivable          
Corporation, Sales Tax Asset          
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC) 5.00 10/15/29 11,000,000   11,494,780
Sales Tax Asset Receivable          
Corporation, Sales Tax Asset          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 10/15/18 20,000,000 c 23,086,800
Sales Tax Asset Receivable          
Corporation, Sales Tax Asset          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.00 10/15/24 10,000,000 c 10,643,000
Suffolk County Industrial          
Development Agency, Continuing          
Care Retirement Community          
Revenue (Jefferson’s Ferry Project) 5.00 11/1/12 1,455,000   1,522,439
Suffolk County Industrial          
Development Agency, Continuing          
Care Retirement Community          
Revenue (Jefferson’s Ferry Project) 5.00 11/1/13 1,000,000   1,047,740
Suffolk Tobacco Asset          
Securitization Corporation,          
Tobacco Settlement          
Asset-Backed Bonds 6.00 6/1/48 13,000,000   11,798,540
Tobacco Settlement Financing          
Corporation of New York,          
Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds          
(State Contingency          
Contract Secured) 5.50 6/1/20 10,755,000   11,424,714
Tobacco Settlement Financing          
Corporation of New York,          
Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds          
(State Contingency          
Contract Secured) 5.50 6/1/21 14,360,000   15,181,105
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel          
Authority, General          
Purpose Revenue 5.25 11/15/19 5,000,000   5,485,950

The Fund 23



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
New York (continued)          
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel          
Authority, General          
Purpose Revenue 5.13 11/15/29 10,000,000   10,257,400
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel          
Authority, General Purpose          
Revenue (Prerefunded) 5.38 1/1/16 7,500,000 d 8,979,225
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel          
Authority, General Purpose          
Revenue (Prerefunded) 5.50 1/1/22 10,540,000 d 12,995,504
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel          
Authority, General Revenue 5.25 11/15/12 1,500,000   1,681,860
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel          
Authority, General Revenue          
(MTA Bridges and Tunnels) 5.00 11/15/33 8,900,000   9,184,711
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel          
Authority, Special Obligation          
Revenue (Insured; National          
Public Finance Guarantee          
Corp.) (Prerefunded) 5.13 1/1/14 3,000,000 c,d 3,468,780
TSASC Inc. of New York,          
Tobacco Settlement          
Asset-Backed Bonds 5.13 6/1/42 16,230,000   12,916,159
Westchester Tobacco Asset          
Securitization Corporation,          
Tobacco Settlement          
Asset-Backed Bonds 4.50 6/1/21 1,625,000   1,551,696
U.S. Related—5.4%          
Guam Waterworks Authority,          
Water and Wastewater          
System Revenue 5.50 7/1/16 1,000,000   978,370
Puerto Rico Commonwealth,          
Public Improvement GO          
(Insured; Assured Guaranty          
Municipal Corp.) 5.50 7/1/10 10,100,000   10,365,731

24



Long-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal    
Investments (continued) Rate (%) Date Amount ($)   Value ($)
U.S. Related (continued)          
Puerto Rico Commonwealth,          
Public Improvement GO          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 6.00 7/1/15 3,000,000 c 3,274,230
Puerto Rico Electric Power          
Authority, Power Revenue          
(Insured; National Public          
Finance Guarantee Corp.) 5.25 7/1/30 5,000,000 c 5,024,850
Puerto Rico Highways and          
Transportation Authority,          
Highway Revenue 0.00 7/1/27 22,625,000 g 7,115,789
Puerto Rico Highways and          
Transportation Authority,          
Transportation Revenue 5.50 7/1/24 5,500,000   5,521,615
Puerto Rico Infrastructure          
Financing Authority, Special          
Tax Revenue (Insured; AMBAC) 5.50 7/1/27 10,000,000   9,977,100
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing          
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue          
(First Subordinate Series) 6.38 8/1/39 5,500,000   5,814,380
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing          
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue          
(First Subordinate Series) 6.00 8/1/42 13,000,000   13,353,730
University of Puerto Rico,          
University System Revenue 5.00 6/1/30 10,000,000   8,915,800
Virgin Islands Public Finance          
Authority, Revenue, Virgin          
Islands Gross Receipts Taxes          
Loan Note 6.38 10/1/19 1,000,000   1,023,930
Virgin Islands Water and Power          
Authority, Electric System          
Revenue (Insured; Radian) 5.13 7/1/11 4,230,000   4,261,133
Total Long-Term Municipal Investments        
(cost $1,349,865,440)         1,391,902,035

The Fund 25



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Short-Term Municipal Coupon Maturity Principal      
Investments—.2% Rate (%) Date Amount ($)     Value ($)
New York;            
New York City,            
GO Notes (LOC; JPMorgan            
Chase Bank) 0.22 12/1/09 2,000,000  h 2,000,000
New York City Municipal Water            
Finance Authority, Water and            
Sewer System Revenue            
(Liquidity Facility; Dexia            
Credit Locale) 0.26 12/1/09 200,000  h 200,000
Total Short-Term Municipal Investments          
(cost $2,200,000)           2,200,000
 
Total Investments (cost $1,352,065,440)   99.3 %   1,394,102,035
Cash and Receivables (Net)     .7 %   9,505,133
Net Assets     100.0 %   1,403,607,168

a     

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2009, these securities amounted to $21,539,200 or 1.5% of net assets.

b     

Collateral for floating rate borrowings.

c     

At November 30, 2009, 25.8% of the fund’s net assets are insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

d     

These securities are prerefunded; the date shown represents the prerefunded date. Bonds which are prerefunded are collateralized by U.S. Government securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on the municipal issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.

e     

Zero coupon until a specified date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until maturity.

f     

Purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

g     

Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

h     

Variable rate demand note—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at November 30, 2009. Maturity date represents the next demand date, or the ultimate maturity date if earlier.

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Summary of Abbreviations    
 
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments ACA American Capital Access
AGC ACE Guaranty Corporation AGIC Asset Guaranty Insurance Company
AMBAC American Municipal Bond ARRN Adjustable Rate Receipt Notes
  Assurance Corporation    
BAN Bond Anticipation Notes BPA Bond Purchase Agreement
CIFG CDC Ixis Financial Guaranty COP Certificate of Participation
CP Commercial Paper EDR Economic Development Revenue
EIR Environmental Improvement Revenue FGIC Financial Guaranty Insurance
      Company
FHA Federal Housing Administration FHLB Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage FNMA Federal National
  Corporation   Mortgage Association
GAN Grant Anticipation Notes GIC Guaranteed Investment Contract
GNMA Government National GO General Obligation
  Mortgage Association    
HR Hospital Revenue IDB Industrial Development Board
IDC Industrial Development Corporation IDR Industrial Development Revenue
LOC Letter of Credit LOR Limited Obligation Revenue
LR Lease Revenue MFHR Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MFMR Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue PCR Pollution Control Revenue
PILOT Payment in Lieu of Taxes RAC Revenue Anticipation Certificates
RAN Revenue Anticipation Notes RAW Revenue Anticipation Warrants
RRR Resources Recovery Revenue SAAN State Aid Anticipation Notes
SBPA Standby Bond Purchase Agreement SFHR Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR Single Family Mortgage Revenue SONYMA State of New York Mortgage Agency
SWDR Solid Waste Disposal Revenue TAN Tax Anticipation Notes
TAW Tax Anticipation Warrants TRAN Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes
XLCA XL Capital Assurance    

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited)  
 
Fitch or Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s Value (%)
AAA   Aaa   AAA 42.5
AA   Aa   AA 26.6
A   A   A 18.9
BBB   Baa   BBB 8.5
BB   Ba   BB 1.0
B   B   B .8
F1   MIG1/P1   SP1/A1 .1
Not Ratedi   Not Ratedi   Not Ratedi 1.6
          100.0

Based on total investments. i Securities which, while not rated by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, have been determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality to those rated securities in which the fund may invest.

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

November 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

  Cost Value  
Assets ($):      
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments 1,352,065,440 1,394,102,035  
Cash   48,437  
Interest receivable   20,308,942  
Receivable for investment securities sold   5,314,361  
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed   35,567  
Prepaid expenses   14,951  
    1,419,824,293  
Liabilities ($):      
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)   771,383  
Payable for floating rate notes issued—Note 4   10,000,000  
Payable for investment securities purchased   4,355,822  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed   964,530  
Interest and expense payable related      
to floating rate notes issued—Note 4   18,593  
Accrued expenses   106,797  
    16,217,125  
Net Assets ($)   1,403,607,168  
Composition of Net Assets ($):      
Paid-in capital   1,367,883,474  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net   45,281  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments   (6,358,182 )
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation      
(depreciation) on investments   42,036,595  
Net Assets ($)   1,403,607,168  
Shares Outstanding      
(300 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized) 96,271,071  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)   14.58  
 
See notes to financial statements.      

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended November 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

Investment Income ($):    
Interest Income 32,855,658  
Expenses:    
Management fee—Note 3(a) 4,176,648  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b) 637,492  
Interest and expense related to floating rate notes issued—Note 4 55,107  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(c) 49,739  
Custodian fees—Note 3(b) 45,902  
Professional fees 40,981  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports 15,627  
Registration fees 13,904  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 2,290  
Interest expense—Note 2 105  
Miscellaneous 30,542  
Total Expenses 5,068,337  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 1(b) (18,608 )
Net Expenses 5,049,729  
Investment Income—Net 27,805,929  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (680,329 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 39,441,660  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 38,761,331  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 66,567,260  
 
See notes to financial statements.    

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Six Months Ended      
  November 30, 2009   Year Ended  
  (Unaudited)   May 31, 2009  
Operations ($):        
Investment income—net 27,805,929   56,665,265  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (680,329 ) (75,403 )
Net unrealized appreciation        
(depreciation) on investments 39,441,660   (28,926,995 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets        
Resulting from Operations 66,567,260   27,662,867  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):        
Investment income—net (28,062,691 ) (56,451,359 )
Net realized gain on investments   (1,580,097 )
Total Dividends (28,062,691 ) (58,031,456 )
Capital Stock Transactions ($):        
Net proceeds from shares sold 35,326,774   73,019,937  
Dividends reinvested 21,000,002   43,318,029  
Cost of shares redeemed (62,810,222 ) (179,979,554 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets        
from Capital Stock Transactions (6,483,446 ) (63,641,588 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 32,021,123   (94,010,177 )
Net Assets ($):        
Beginning of Period 1,371,586,045   1,465,596,222  
End of Period 1,403,607,168   1,371,586,045  
Undistributed investment income—net 45,281   302,043  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):        
Shares sold 2,458,886   5,244,933  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested 1,455,651   3,138,856  
Shares redeemed (4,360,675 ) (13,127,195 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding (446,138 ) (4,743,406 )
 
See notes to financial statements.        

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

  Six Months Ended                      
November 30, 2009           Year Ended May 31,      
  (Unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Per Share Data ($):                        
Net asset value,                          
beginning of period 14.18   14.44   14.64   14.58   15.02   14.63  
Investment Operations:                        
Investment income—neta .29   .58   .57   .58   .59   .61  
Net realized and unrealized                        
gain (loss) on investments .40   (.25 ) (.17 ) .07   (.40 ) .40  
Total from                          
Investment Operations .69   .33   .40   .65   .19   1.01  
Distributions:                          
Dividends from                          
investment income—net (.29 ) (.57 ) (.57 ) (.58 ) (.59 ) (.62 )
Dividends from net realized                        
gain on investments   (.02 ) (.03 ) (.01 ) (.04 )  
Total Distributions   (.29 ) (.59 ) (.60 ) (.59 ) (.63 ) (.62 )
Net asset value,                          
end of period   14.58   14.18   14.44   14.64   14.58   15.02  
Total Return (%)   4.91 b 2.48   2.82   4.47   1.32   7.11  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                      
Ratio of total expenses                        
to average net assets .73 c .76   .78   .81   .81   .80  
Ratio of net expenses                        
to average net assets .73 c,d .75   .78 d .80   .74   .75  
Ratio of interest and expense                        
related to floating rate                        
notes issued to                          
average net assets .01 c .02   .06   .09   .09   .08  
Ratio of net investment                        
income to average                        
net assets   3.99 c 4.15   3.97   3.92   4.02   4.13  
Portfolio Turnover Rate 7.06 b 16.88   42.55   30.27   46.18   40.69  
Net Assets, end of period                        
($ x 1,000) 1,403,607   1,371,586   1,465,596   1,241,717   1,234,243   1,299,286  

a     

Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.

b     

Not annualized.

c     

Annualized.

d     

Expense waivers and/or reimbursements amounted to less than .01%.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc. (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a non-diversified open-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to provide investors with as high a level of current income exempt from federal, New York state and New York city personal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) has become the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The ASC has superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. Financial futures and options on municipal and U.S.Treasury securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e. the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2009 in valuing the fund’s investments:

  Level 1— Level 2—Other Level 3—  
  Unadjusted Significant Significant  
  Quoted Observable Unobservable  
  Prices Inputs Inputs Total
Assets ($)        
Investments in Securities:      
Municipal Bonds 1,394,102,035 1,394,102,035

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date.

The fund has arrangements with the custodian and cash management bank whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody and cash management fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund follows an investment policy of investing primarily in municipal obligations of one state. Economic changes affecting the state and certain of its public bodies and municipalities may affect the ability of issuers within the state to pay interest on, or repay principal of, municipal obligations held by the fund.

(c) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(d) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended November 30, 2009, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 was as follows: tax exempt income $56,416,734, ordinary income $95,422 and long-term capital gains $1,519,300. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participated with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $145 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus, (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Effective October 14, 2009, the $145 million unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A.

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was increased to $215 million and effective December 10, 2009, was further increased to $225 million.The fund continues participation in the $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of NewYork Mellon. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended November 30, 2009, was approximately $7,200 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.48%.

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (“Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .60% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. The Agreement provides that if in any fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the fund, exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees, interest on borrowings, commitment fees and extraordinary expenses, exceed 1 1 / 2 % of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, the fund may deduct from the payment to be made to the Manager or the Manager will bear, such excess expense. During the period ended November 30, 2009, there was no expense reimbursement pursuant to the Agreement.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund reimburses the Distributor an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets for certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or maintaining shareholder accounts.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. During the period ended November 30, 2009, the fund was charged $314,361 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended November 30, 2009, the fund was charged $161,022 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended November 30, 2009, the fund was charged $18,608 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.These fees were offset by earnings credits pursuant to the cash management agreement.

The fund also compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended November 30, 2009, the fund was charged $45,902 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended November 30, 2009, the fund was charged $3,341 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $690,385, custodian fees $22,870, chief compliance officer fees $4,454 and transfer agency per account fees $53,674.

(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended November 30, 2009, amounted to $114,934,337 and $96,923,629, respectively.

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The fund adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The fund held no derivatives during the period ended November 30, 2009. These disclosures did not impact the notes to the financial statements.

Inverse Floater Securities: The fund may participate in secondary inverse floater structures in which fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal bonds purchased by the fund are transferred to a trust.The trust subsequently issues two or more variable rate securities that are collateralized by the cash flows of the fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal bonds. One or more of these variable rate securities pays interest based on a short-term floating rate set by a remarketing agent at predetermined intervals. A residual interest tax-exempt security is also created by the trust, which is transferred to the fund, and is paid interest based on the remaining cash flow of the trust, after payment of interest on the other securities and various expenses of the trust.

The fund accounts for the transfer of bonds to the trust as secured borrowings, with the securities transferred remaining in the fund’s investments, and the related floating rate certificate securities reflected as fund liabilities under the caption, “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the inverse floater structure during the period ended November 30, 2009, was approximately $10,000,000, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of .55%.

At November 30, 2009, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $42,036,595, consisting of $58,523,986 gross unrealized appreciation and $16,487,391 gross unrealized depreciation.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

At November 30, 2009, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

NOTE 5—Subsequent Events Evaluation:

Dreyfus has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued.This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments other than the increase in the Citibank, N.A. Facility to $225 million as noted in Note 2.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL
OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on November 9-10, 2009, the Board considered the re-approval for an annual period of the fund’s Management Agreement,pursuant to which the Manager provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services.The Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of the Manager.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund.The Board members considered information previously provided to them in a presentation from representatives of the Manager regarding services provided to the fund and other funds in the Dreyfus complex, and representatives of the Manager confirmed that there had been no material changes in the information. The Board also discussed the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund pursuant to the fund’s Management Agreement. The Manager’s representatives reviewed the fund’s distribution of accounts and the relationships the Manager has with various intermediaries and the different needs of each.The Manager’s representatives noted the diversity of distribution of the fund as well as among the funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and the Manager’s corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each of the fund’s distribution channels.The Board also reviewed the number of shareholder accounts in the fund, as well as the fund’s asset size.

The Board members also considered the Manager’s research and portfolio management capabilities and that the Manager also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements.The Board members also considered the Manager’s extensive administrative, accounting, and compliance infrastructure.

Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Management Fee and Expense Ratio and Performance. The Board members reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing the fund’s man-

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I NFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE
FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

agement fee and expense ratio with a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”) that were selected by Lipper. Included in these reports were comparisons of contractual and actual management fee rates and total operating expenses.

The Board members also reviewed the reports prepared by Lipper that presented the fund’s performance for various periods ended September 30, 2009, as well as comparisons of total return performance for various periods ended September 30, 2009 and yield performance for one-year periods ended September 30th for the fund to the same group of funds as the Expense Group (the “Performance Group”) and to a group of funds that was broader than the Expense Universe (the “Performance Universe”) that also were selected by Lipper. The Manager previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Lipper used to select the fund’s Expense Group and Expense Universe, and Performance Group and Performance Universe. The Manager also provided a comparison of the fund’s total return to the fund’s Lipper category average return for each of the past 10 calendar years.

The Board reviewed the results of the Expense Group and Expense Universe comparisons that were prepared based on financial statements currently available to Lipper as of September 30, 2009. The Board reviewed the range of management fees and expense ratios of the funds in the Expense Group and Expense Universe, and noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was higher than the Expense Group median and the fund’s actual management fee was higher than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. The Board also noted that the fund’s total expense ratio was lower than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.

With respect to the fund’s performance, the Board noted that the fund achieved second quartile total return rankings (the first quartile being the highest performance ranking group) total return rankings in the

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Performance Group for each reported time period up to 5 years, while ranking in the fourth quartile for the 10-year period.The Board also noted that the fund achieved first or second quartile total return rankings in the Performance Universe for each reported time period up to 10 years. The Board further noted that the fund’s total return was higher than the fund’s Lipper category average return for 6 of the past 10 calendar years, including the past three calendar years.

On a yield performance basis, the Board noted that the fund’s 1-year yield performance for the past 10 annual periods was lower than the Performance Group median for 9 of the 10 reported time periods, while at or higher than the Performance Universe median for 9 of the 10 reported annual periods.The Board noted the portfolio manager’s experience in managing municipal bond mutual funds and the manger’s historically successful, conservative investment approach to investing in NewYork municipal obligations that has generated strong total return performance for investors.

Representatives of the Manager reviewed with the Board members the fees paid to the Manager or its affiliates by mutual funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates that were reported in the same Lipper category as the fund (the “Similar Funds”), and explained the nature of the Similar Funds and any differences, from the Manager’s perspective, in providing services to the Similar Funds as compared to the fund.The Manager’s representatives also reviewed the costs associated with distribution through intermediaries. The Board analyzed differences in fees paid to the Manager and discussed the relationship of the management fees paid in light of the services provided. The Board members considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Funds, to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee. Representatives of the Manager noted that there were no similarly managed institutional separate accounts or wrap fee accounts managed by the Manager or its affiliates with similar investment objectives, policies, and strategies as the fund.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE
FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. The Manager’s representatives reviewed the dollar amount of expenses allocated and profit received by the Manager and the method used to determine such expenses and profit.The Board considered information, previously provided and discussed, prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding the Manager’s approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus mutual fund complex. The Board members also considered that the methodology had also been reviewed by an independent registered public accounting firm which, like the consultant, found the methodology to be reasonable. The consulting firm also analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of the fund. The Board members evaluated the profitability analysis in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund, including the change in the fund’s asset size from the prior year, and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. The Board members also considered potential benefits to the Manager from acting as investment adviser to the fund and noted that there were no soft dollar arrangements in effect with respect to trading the fund’s portfolio.

It was noted that the Board members should consider the Manager’s profitability with respect to the fund as part of their evaluation of whether the fees under the Management Agreement bear a reasonable relationship to the mix of services provided by the Manager, including the nature, extent, and quality of such services and that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been decreasing, the possibility that the Manager may have realized any economies of scale would be less. It was noted that the profitability percentage for managing the fund was within the range determined by appropriate court cases to be reasonable given the services rendered and that the profitability percentage for managing the fund was reasonable given the generally superior service levels provided.

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At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to continuation of the fund’s Management Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board reached the following conclusions and determinations.

  • The Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the ser- vices provided by the Manager are adequate and appropriate.

  • The Board was satisfied with the fund’s performance, noting the portfolio manager’s conservative approach and successful track record in generating competitive total returns.

  • The Board concluded that the fee paid to the Manager by the fund was reasonable in light of the services provided, comparative perfor- mance and expense and management fee information, costs of the services provided, and profits to be realized and benefits derived or to be derived by the Manager from its relationship with the fund.

  • The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by the Manager in con- nection with the management fee rate charged to the fund, and that, to the extent in the future it were to be determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.

The Board members considered these conclusions and determinations, along with the information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year, and, without any one factor being dispositive, the Board determined that re-approval of the fund’s Management Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable. [CLOSED END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dreyfus New York Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak
  Bradley J. Skapyak,
  President
 
Date: January 19, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak
  Bradley J. Skapyak,
  President
 
Date: January 19, 2010
 
By: /s/ James Windels
James Windels,
  Treasurer
 
Date: January 19, 2010



EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.CERT)

(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.906CERT)