UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-6537
Van Kampen Trust For Investment Grade New York Municipals
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Jerry W. Miller
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-762-4000
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 7/31/08
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
The Trust's schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period
prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 of Regulation S-X is as follows:
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW YORK MUNICIPALS
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | JULY 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED)
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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MUNICIPAL BONDS 207.9%
NEW YORK 197.8%
$ 1,750 Albany, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac
Rev Saint Peters Hosp Proj, Ser
A ...................................... 5.250% 11/15/32 $ 1,633,905
1,000 Albany, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac
Rev Saint Peters Hosp Proj, Ser
D ...................................... 5.750 11/15/27 1,020,090
1,000 Amherst, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic
Fac Rev UBF Fac Student Hsg,
Ser A (AMBAC Insd) ..................... 5.750 08/01/25 1,054,120
1,000 Amherst, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic
Fac Rev UBF Fac Student Hsg,
Ser B (AMBAC Insd) ..................... 5.750 08/01/30 1,049,300
990 Dutchess Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy
Civic Fac Rev Elant Fishkill Inc,
Ser A .................................. 5.250 01/01/37 801,702
2,400 East Rochester, NY Hsg Auth
Rev Sr Living Woodland Vlg
Proj Rfdg .............................. 5.500 08/01/33 2,036,280
1,250 Erie Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Sch
Fac Rev City of Buffalo Proj
(FSA Insd) ............................. 5.750 05/01/23 1,334,812
1,000 Erie Cnty, NY Pub Impt, Ser C
(AMBAC Insd) (Prerefunded @
7/01/10) ............................... 5.500 07/01/29 1,071,660
1,000 Essex Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Rev
Intl Paper Rfdg, Ser A (AMT) ........... 5.200 12/01/23 857,780
7,000 Haverstraw Stony Point NY Cent
Sch Dist (FSA Insd) (a) ................ 4.500 10/15/33 7,033,379
10,000 Haverstraw Stony Point NY Cent
Sch Dist (FSA Insd) (a) ................ 4.500 10/15/34 10,047,684
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 1,500 Hempstead Town, NY Indl Dev
Agy Civic Fac Rev Adelphi Univ
Civic Fac .............................. 5.000% 10/01/30 $ 1,500,795
2,000 Islip, NY Res Recovery Agy Rev
1985 Fac, Ser B (AMBAC Insd)
(AMT) .................................. 7.250 07/01/11 2,170,860
17,500 Liberty, NY Dev Corp Rev
Goldman Sachs
Headquarters (a) ....................... 5.250 10/01/35 17,960,863
6,620 Long Island Pwr Auth NY Elec
Sys Rev Gen, Ser A (FGIC
Insd) .................................. 5.000 12/01/25 6,596,764
750 Madison Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy
Civic Fac Rev Oneida Hlth Sys
Inc Proj, Ser A ........................ 5.500 02/01/32 695,085
1,000 Madison Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy
Morrisville St College Fndtn, Ser
A (CIFG Insd) .......................... 5.000 06/01/28 914,070
4,000 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Rev
Rfdg, Ser A (AMBAC Insd) ............... 5.500 11/15/19 4,153,520
10,000 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Rev,
Ser B (BHAC Insd) (a) .................. 5.000 11/15/31 10,151,800
4,000 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Svc
Contract Rfdg, Ser A ................... 5.125 01/01/29 4,031,560
1,500 Montgomery Cnty, NY Indl Dev
Agy Lease Rev HFM Boces, Ser
A (XLCA Insd) .......................... 5.000 07/01/34 1,478,280
3,000 Nassau Cnty, NY, Ser C
(FSA Insd) ............................. 5.000 07/01/22 3,131,010
8,000 Nassau Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy
Continuing Care Retirement
Amsterdam at Harborside, Ser
A ...................................... 6.700 01/01/43 7,938,720
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 3,000 Nassau Cnty, NY Tob Settlement
Corp, Ser A-3 .......................... 5.000% 06/01/35 $ 2,497,890
5,000 Nassau Cnty, NY Tob Settlement
Corp, Ser A-3 .......................... 5.125 06/01/46 4,116,500
2,500 New York City Hsg Dev Corp
Multi-Family Hsg Rev, Ser L
(AMT) .................................. 5.050 11/01/39 2,129,100
1,110 New York City Indl Dev Agy
Brooklyn Navy Yard (AMT) ............... 5.650 10/01/28 1,064,179
10,000 New York City Indl Dev Agy Civic
Fac Rev Polytechnic Univ Proj
(ACA Insd) (a) ......................... 5.250 11/01/37 8,794,975
3,750 New York City Indl Dev Agy Rev
Liberty 7 World Trade Ctr Proj,
Ser B .................................. 6.750 03/01/15 3,813,787
3,375 New York City Indl Dev Agy Rev
Liberty Iac/Interactive Corp. .......... 5.000 09/01/35 2,762,775
3,710 New York City Indl Dev Agy Spl
Fac Rev Term One Group Assn
Proj (AMT) (a) ......................... 5.500 01/01/19 3,712,977
3,000 New York City Indl Dev Agy Spl
Fac Rev Term One Group Assn
Proj (AMT) (a) ......................... 5.500 01/01/20 3,002,407
5,750 New York City Indl Dev Agy Spl
Fac Rev Term One Group Assn
Proj (AMT) (a) ......................... 5.500 01/01/21 5,754,614
1,450 New York City Indl Dev Civic Fac
Rev YMCA Gtr NY Proj ................... 5.800 08/01/16 1,504,027
7,700 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth
Wtr & Swr Sys Rev, Ser B ............... 5.000 06/15/36 7,749,665
2,000 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth
Wtr & Swr Sys Rev, Ser B (FSA
Insd) .................................. 5.000 06/15/29 2,006,960
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 2,250 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth
Wtr & Swr Sys Rev, Ser C ............... 5.000% 06/15/31 $ 2,282,535
10,000 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth
Wtr & Swr Sys Rev, Ser C (a) ........... 5.000 06/15/31 10,144,600
12,000 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth
Wtr & Swr Sys Rev, Ser D (a) ........... 5.000 06/15/37 12,075,600
2,650 New York City Muni Wtr Fin, Ser
B ...................................... 6.000 06/15/33 2,844,271
2,000 New York City, Ser G ...................... 5.000 12/01/25 2,034,600
2,115 New York City, Ser G ...................... 5.000 12/01/26 2,146,958
10,000 New York City, Ser I-1 (a) ................ 5.000 02/01/26 10,212,450
10 New York City, Ser K
(Prerefunded @ 8/01/09) ................ 5.625 08/01/13 10,503
10,000 New York City, Subser L-1 (a) ............. 5.000 04/01/27 10,175,850
8,750 New York City Transitional
Cultural Res Rev Amern
Museum Nat History Rfdg, Ser
A (MBIA Insd) .......................... 5.000 07/01/44 8,767,412
2,230 New York City Transitional Fin
Auth Rev Future Tax Secd, Ser
C (AMBAC Insd) ......................... 5.250 08/01/21 2,310,815
3,750 New York Cnty Tob Tr IV
Settlement Pass Thru, Ser A .......... 5.000 06/01/45 3,025,462
1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Lease
Rev Master Boces Pgm, Ser A
(FSA Insd) ........................... 5.250 08/15/17 1,057,210
5,200 New York St Dorm Auth Rev
Catholic Hlth L.I. Oblig Group ....... 5.000 07/01/27 4,984,876
2,750 New York St Dorm Auth Rev
Catholic Hlth L.I. Oblig Group ....... 5.100 07/01/34 2,606,147
3,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev City
Univ Cons Third, Ser 1 (FGIC
Insd) ................................ 5.250 07/01/25 3,574,060
3,125 New York St Dorm Auth Rev City
Univ Sys Cons, Ser A ................. 5.625 07/01/16 3,445,187
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 2,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Cons
City Univ Sys Second Gen, Ser
A ...................................... 5.750% 07/01/13 $ 2,672,600
1,670 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Dept
Ed (b) ................................. 5.250 07/01/19 1,764,088
2,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Dept
Hlth, Ser A (CIFG Insd) ................ 5.000 07/01/25 2,533,425
2,200 New York St Dorm Auth Rev
Grace Manor Hlthcare Fac
(SONYMA Insd) .......................... 6.150 07/01/18 2,204,576
3,800 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Hosp
(MBIA Insd) ............................ 5.000 08/01/33 3,751,930
2,340 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Insd
Brooklyn Law Sch, Ser B (XLCA
Insd) .................................. 5.375 07/01/23 2,354,929
1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Insd
John T Mather Mem Hosp Rfdg
(Connie Lee Insd) ...................... 6.500 07/01/10 1,077,310
1,720 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Insd
John T Mather Mem Hosp Rfdg
(Connie Lee Insd) (b) .................. 6.500 07/01/11 1,898,020
2,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt Insd
Providence Rest (ACA Insd) ............. 5.000 07/01/35 1,530,920
2,525 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt Insd
Providence Rest (ACA Insd)............... 5.125 07/01/30 2,047,750
4,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt L.I. Jewish,
Ser A (a) .............................. 5.000 11/01/26 3,819,020
4,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt L.I. Jewish,
Ser A (a) .............................. 5.000 11/01/34 3,819,020
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 1,455 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt Mental Hlth
Svc, Ser B (MBIA Insd) ................. 5.250% 08/15/31 $ 1,459,409
5,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt NYU Hosp
Ctr, Ser A ............................. 5.000 07/01/36 4,465,700
3,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt Orange Reg
Med Ctr ................................ 6.500 12/01/21 3,080,250
3,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt Residential
Inst for Children, Ser A
(SONYMA Insd) .......................... 5.000 06/01/33 2,982,900
4,995 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt Saint Lukes
Roosevelt Hosp (FHA Gtd) ............... 4.800 08/15/25 4,921,773
2,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non
St Supported Debt Sch Dist Fin
Prog, Ser B (FSA Insd) ................. 5.000 04/01/36 2,024,340
9,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Sec
Insd Mtg Montefiore
Hosp (BHAC Insd) ....................... 5.000 08/01/33 8,873,640
3,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Secd
Hosp North Gen Hosp Rfdg ............... 5.750 02/15/18 3,228,120
2,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St
Supported Debt Mental Hlth Svc
Fac, Ser C (FSA Insd) (AMT) ............ 5.250 02/15/28 1,964,000
1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St
Univ Ed Fac 1989 Res (MBIA
Insd) (Prerefunded @ 5/15/10) .......... 6.000 05/15/15 1,076,910
3,600 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St
Univ Ed Fac, Ser A (MBIA
Insd) .................................. 5.250 05/15/15 3,931,632
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 5,010 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St
Univ Ed Fac, Ser B ..................... 5.250% 05/15/19 $ 5,477,333
300 New York St Environmental Fac
Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr
Revolving Fd, Ser A (POL
CTL-SRF Insd) (c) ...................... 5.750 06/15/12 332,124
500 New York St Environmental Fac
Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr, Ser
02 (POL CTL-SRF Insd) (c) .............. 5.750 06/15/12 553,540
95 New York St Environmental Fac
Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr, Ser
02 (POL CTL-SRF Insd) .................. 5.750 06/15/12 104,824
1,000 New York St Environmental Fac
Corp St Clean Wtr & Drinking
Revolving Fd Muni Wtr Proj, Ser
B ...................................... 5.250 06/15/20 1,058,540
2,500 New York St Hsg Fin Agy Rev
Affordable Hsg, Ser B (AMT) ............ 5.300 11/01/37 2,298,425
7,000 New York St Loc Assistance Corp
Rfdg, Ser E ............................ 6.000 04/01/14 7,728,910
875 New York St Mtg Agy Rev
Homeowner Mtg, Ser 71 (AMT) ............ 5.400 04/01/29 883,094
7,280 New York St Mtg Agy Rev
Homeowner Mtg, Ser 79 (AMT) ............ 5.300 04/01/29 7,351,271
1,785 New York St Mtg Agy Rev
Homeowner Mtg, Ser 101
(AMT) .................................. 5.400 04/01/32 1,667,476
1,555 New York St Mtg Agy Rev
Homeowner Mtg, Ser 145
(AMT) .................................. 5.050 10/01/29 1,406,715
1,625 New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev
Correctional Fac Rfdg .................. 5.500 01/01/13 1,742,439
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 4,650 New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev
Correctional Fac Rfdg, Ser A............. 5.500% 01/01/14 $ 5,025,767
3,570 Niagara Falls, NY Frontier Auth
Trans Arpt Rev Buffalo Niagara
Intl Arpt, Ser A (MBIA Insd)
(AMT) .................................. 5.625 04/01/29 3,503,420
1,060 Niagara Falls, NY Wtr Treatment
Plant (MBIA Insd) (AMT) ................ 7.250 11/01/10 1,169,954
35,000 Port Auth NY & NJ Cons 144th (a) .......... 5.000 10/01/35 35,418,951
10,000 Port Auth NY & NJ Cons 152nd
(AMT) (a) .............................. 5.000 11/01/25 9,874,150
2,500 Port Auth NY & NJ Spl Oblig Rev
Spl Proj JFK Intl Arpt Term 6
(MBIA Insd) (AMT) ...................... 5.750 12/01/25 2,435,600
1,000 Rockland Cnty, NY Solid Waste
Mgmt Auth, Ser B (AMBAC
Insd) (AMT) ............................ 5.125 12/15/28 934,010
1,000 Saratoga Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy
Civic Fac Rev Saratoga Hosp
Proj, Ser B ............................ 5.125 12/01/27 945,390
650 Saratoga Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy
Civic Fac Rev Saratoga Hosp
Proj, Ser B ............................ 5.250 12/01/32 610,890
1,250 Sodus, NY Ctr Sch Dist Rfdg
(FGIC Insd) (b) ........................ 5.125 06/15/17 1,318,500
2,210 Suffolk Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy
Civic Fac Rev Eastrn Long
Island Hosp Assn (d) ................... 5.375 01/01/27 1,870,610
1,000 Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp NY,
Ser B .................................. 5.500 06/01/22 1,035,470
1,815 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY
Rev Gen Purp, Ser A .................... 5.000 01/01/32 1,824,529
PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 6,945 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY
Rev Gen Purp, Ser A ....... 5.250% 01/01/18 $ 7,293,014
1,600 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY
Rev Gen Purp, Ser B ....... 5.125 11/15/29 1,618,592
7,500 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY
Rev Gen Purp, Ser C (AMBAC
Insd) (e) (f) .............. 6.250 01/01/32 7,500,000
5,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY
Rev Gen, Ser A ............ 5.000 11/15/31 5,063,950
2,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY
Rev Rfdg, Ser E (MBIA Insd) 5.000 11/15/32 2,000,620
5,000 Tsasc, Inc NY, Ser 1 .......... 5.000 06/01/34 4,175,650
8,750 Tsasc, Inc NY, Ser 1 .......... 5.125 06/01/42 7,286,825
1,360 Warren & Washington Cnty, NY
Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev
Glens Falls Hosp Proj, Ser A
(FSA Insd) ................ 5.000 12/01/35 1,363,699
5,000 Westchester Cnty, NY Indl Dev
Agy Continuing Care Retirement
Mtg Kendal on Hudson Proj, Ser
A (Prerefunded @ 1/01/13) . 6.500 01/01/34 5,742,100
7,000 Westchester Tob Asset Sec Corp
NY ........................ 5.125 06/01/45 5,771,290
4,500 Yonkers, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic
Fac Rev Cmnty Dev Ppty
Yonkers Inc, Ser A
(Prerefunded @ 2/01/11) ... 6.625 02/01/26 4,931,550
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436,073,915
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GUAM 0.2%
385 Guam Govt, Ser A .............. 5.250 11/15/37 346,773
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PAR
AMOUNT
(000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE
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PUERTO RICO 7.7%
$ 8,000 Puerto Rico Comwlth Hwy & Trans
Auth Hwy Rev Rfdg, Ser Y (FSA
Insd) (a) .............................. 6.250% 07/01/21 $ 9,127,480
1,805 Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth Rev,
Ser TT (a) .............................. 5.000 07/01/32 1,741,234
4,060 Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth Rev,
Ser TT (a) ............................. 5.000 07/01/37 3,916,570
1,000 Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth Rev,
Ser WW ................................. 5.000 07/01/28 983,860
1,000 Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth Rev,
Ser WW ................................. 5.500 07/01/21 1,035,110
75 Puerto Rico Pub Bldg Auth Rev
Govt Fac, Ser I (Comwlth Gtd)
(Prerefunded @ 7/01/14) ................ 5.250 07/01/33 81,311
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16,885,565
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 2.2%
3,000 Virgin Islands Pub Fin Auth Rev
Gross Rcpt Taxes Ln Nt, Ser A
(ACA Insd) (Prerefunded @
10/01/10) .............................. 6.125 10/01/29 3,253,290
1,500 Virgin Islands Pub Fin Auth Rev
Gross Rcpt Taxes Ln Nt, Ser A .......... 6.375 10/01/19 1,581,450
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4,834,740
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 207.9%
(Cost $464,509,434) ....................................................... 458,140,993
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DESCRIPTION VALUE
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 3.5%
(Cost $7,800,000)............................................................ $ 7,800,000
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS 211.4%
(Cost $472,309,434).......................................................... 465,940,993
LIABILITY FOR FLOATING RATE NOTE OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO SECURITIES HELD (59.9%)
(Cost ($132,080,000))
(132,080) Notes with interest rates ranging from 2.23% to 2.74%
at July 31, 2008 and contractual maturities of collateral ranging
from 2019 to 2037 (g) ............................................. (132,080,000)
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TOTAL NET INVESTMENTS 151.5%
(Cost $340,229,434) .......................................................... 333,860,993
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES 1.2% ................................... 2,618,351
PREFERRED SHARES (INCLUDING ACCRUED DISTRIBUTIONS) (52.7%) .................. (116,072,122)
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NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES 100.0% ................................ $ 220,407,222
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Percentages are calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common
shares.
(a) Underlying security related to Inverse Floaters entered into by the Trust.
(b) The Trust owns 100% of the outstanding bond issuance.
(c) Escrowed to Maturity
(d) 144A-Private Placement security which is exempt from registration under
Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security may only
be resold in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those
transactions with qualified institutional buyers.
(e) Security includes a feature allowing the Trust an option on any interest
rate payment date to offer the security for sale at par. The sale is
contingent upon market conditions.
(f) Variable Rate Coupon
(g) Floating Rate Notes. The Interest rates shown reflect the rates in effect at
July 31, 2008.
ACA - American Capital Access
AMBAC - AMBAC Indemnity Corp.
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax
BHAC - Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
CIFG - CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty
Comwlth - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Connie Lee - Connie Lee Insurance Co.
FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FHA - Federal Housing Administration
FSA - Financial Security Assurance Inc.
MBIA - Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.
POL CTL-SRF - State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund
SONYMA - State of New York Mortgage Agency
XLCA - XL Capital Assurance Inc.
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Trust's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have
concluded that the Trust's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-Q
was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based
upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days of the filing date of the report.
(b) There were no changes in the Trust's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant's fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's
internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
(a) A certification for the Principal Executive Officer of the registrant is
attached hereto as part of EX-99.cert.
(b) A certification for the Principal Financial Officer of the registrant is
attached hereto as part of EX-99.cert.
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.
(Registrant) Van Kampen Trust For Investment Grade New York Municipals
By: /s/ Jerry W. Miller
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Name: Jerry W. Miller
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: September 18, 2008
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
By: /s/ Jerry W. Miller
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Name: Jerry W. Miller
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: September 18, 2008
By: /s/ Stuart N. Schuldt
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Name: Stuart N. Schuldt
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: September 18, 2008