SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 NOTIFICATION OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 23c-2 UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 Securities Act File No. 333-100086 Investment Company Act File No. 811-21148 EATON VANCE INSURED NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND ------------------------------------------------ Name of Registrant 255 STATE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109 ---------------------------------- Address of Principal Executive Office The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date set for the redemption. (1) Title of Class of Securities to be Redeemed: AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES ("APS") SERIES A AND SERIES B (2) Date on Which the Securities are to be Redeemed: THE APS WILL BE REDEEMED ON THE DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE FOR EACH SERIES AS FOLLOWS: SERIES A ON AUGUST 26, 2008 AND SERIES B ON AUGUST 28, 2008. (3) Applicable Provisions of the Governing Instrument Pursuant to Which the Securities are to be Redeemed: ARTICLE VII, PARAGRAPHS 4(a)(i), 4(b) AND 4(c) OF THE AMENDED BY-LAWS (4) Number of Shares and the Basis Upon Which the Securities to be Redeemed are to be Selected: THE FUND INTENDS TO REDEEM ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF THE APS SERIES - SERIES A AND B. Please note that this notice serves only to disclose a proposed redemption of each of the APS Series. Such redemption remains subject to the completion of financing. SIGNATURE Pursuant to Rule 23c-2 under the Act, the registrant has caused this notification to be duly executed on its behalf in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 5th day of August 2008. EATON VANCE INSURED NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND By: /s/Maureen A. Gemma ------------------- Name: Maureen A. Gemma Title: Secretary