Transamerica Advisors
    Life Insurance Company of New York

Administrative Office:
4333 Edgewood Road NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52499

December 7, 2010

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0506

Re: Merrill Lynch Retirement Optimizer^®
ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account A
Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company of New York
(File No. 333-69220)

Commissioners:

On behalf of the above-captioned registrant, I hereby certify, pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, that the form of the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information supplements dated December 3, 2010, that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from those contained in the most recently filed amendment to the above-captioned registration statement. The text of the registrant’s most recent post-effective amendment was filed electronically via EDGAR.

If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call the undersigned at (319) 355-8330.

Sincerely,

/s/  Darin D. Smith

Darin D. Smith
General Counsel

cc: Mary E. Thornton, Esq.