BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust operates as a nondiversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests primarily in the municipal obligations. The trust's investment portfolio includes transportation, housing, industrial and pollution control, tobacco, education, hospitals, and water and sewer sectors. BlackRock Advisors, Inc. serves as the investment advisor of the trust. BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust was founded in 2001 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.