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) Ronald Robison 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: 1/31/08 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 - JANUARY 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED) PAR AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MUNICIPAL BONDS 192.6% NEW YORK 180.1% $ 1,750 Albany, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Saint Peters Hosp Proj Ser A ........................................... 5.250% 11/15/32 $ 1,699,093 1,000 Albany, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Saint Peters Hosp Proj Ser D ............................. 5.750 11/15/27 1,033,550 1,000 Amherst, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev UBF Fac Student Hsg Ser A (AMBAC Insd) .......................... 5.750 08/01/25 1,066,770 1,000 Amherst, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev UBF Fac Student Hsg Ser B (AMBAC Insd) .......................... 5.750 08/01/30 1,066,770 990 Dutchess Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Elant Fishkill Inc Ser A ....................................... 5.250 01/01/37 873,833 2,400 East Rochester, NY Hsg Auth Rev Sr Living Woodland Vlg Proj Rfdg ................................... 5.500 08/01/33 2,214,936 1,250 Erie Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Sch Fac Rev City of Buffalo Proj (FSA Insd) .................................. 5.750 05/01/23 1,364,225 1,000 Erie Cnty, NY Pub Impt Ser C (AMBAC Insd) (Prerefunded @ 7/01/10) .................................... 5.500 07/01/29 1,085,110 1,000 Essex Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Rev Intl Paper Rfdg Ser A (AMT) ................. 5.200 12/01/23 952,530 7,000 Haverstraw Stony Point NY Cent Sch Dist (FSA Insd) (a) ..................... 4.500 10/15/33 7,321,877 10,000 Haverstraw Stony Point NY Cent Sch Dist (FSA Insd) (a) ..................... 4.500 10/15/34 10,459,824 1,500 Hempstead Town, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Adelphi Univ Civic Fac ................................... 5.000 10/01/30 1,527,135 2,000 Islip, NY Res Recovery Agy Rev 1985 Fac Ser B (AMBAC Insd) (AMT) ....................................... 7.250 07/01/11 2,276,800 17,500 Liberty, NY Dev Corp Rev Goldman Sachs Headquarters (a) ......................................... 5.250 10/01/35 18,407,638 6,620 Long Island Pwr Auth NY Elec Sys Rev Gen Ser A (FGIC Insd) ....................................... 5.000 12/01/25 6,757,961 1,000 Long Island Pwr Auth NY Elec Sys Rev Gen Ser B ........................... 5.000 12/01/35 1,027,720 750 Madison Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Oneida Hlth Sys Inc Proj .................................... 5.500 02/01/32 741,630 1,000 Madison Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Morrisville St College Fndtn Ser A (CIFG Insd) ............................... 5.000 06/01/28 1,023,540 4,000 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Rev Rfdg Ser A (AMBAC Insd) ..................... 5.500 11/15/19 4,383,880 5,000 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Rev Trans Ser A ................................. 5.000 11/15/31 5,122,900 3,300 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Rev Trans Ser A (AMBAC Insd) .................... 5.000 11/15/33 3,384,282 4,000 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Svc Contract Rfdg Ser A ......................... 5.125 01/01/29 4,146,640 1,500 Montgomery Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Lease Rev HFM Boces Ser A (XLCA Insd) ............................... 5.000 07/01/34 1,518,810 8,000 Nassau Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Continuing Care Retirement Amsterdam at Harborside Ser A ........................................... 6.700 01/01/43 8,156,000 3,000 Nassau Cnty, NY Tob Settlement Corp Ser A-3 ................................ 5.000 06/01/35 2,860,230 5,000 Nassau Cnty, NY Tob Settlement Corp Ser A-3 ................................ 5.125 06/01/46 4,785,800 2,330 New York City Hsg Dev Corp Multi-Family Hsg Rev Ser C (AMT) (b) ................................... 4.800 05/01/37 2,209,609 4,000 New York City Hsg Dev Corp Multi-Family Hsg Rev Ser J-1 ................ 4.850 05/01/36 3,990,560 2,500 New York City Hsg Dev Corp Multi-Family Hsg Rev Ser L (AMT) ....................................... 5.050 11/01/39 2,457,075 1,110 New York City Indl Dev Agy Brooklyn Navy Yard (AMT) .................... 5.650 10/01/28 1,065,500 10,000 New York City Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Polytechnic Univ Proj (ACA Insd) (a) .............................. 5.250 11/01/37 8,898,625 3,750 New York City Indl Dev Agy Rev Liberty 7 World Trade Ctr Proj Ser B ....................................... 6.750 03/01/15 3,913,613 3,375 New York City Indl Dev Agy Rev Liberty Iac/Interactive Corp ................ 5.000 09/01/35 3,069,630 3,710 New York City Indl Dev Agy Spl Fac Rev Term One Group Assn Proj (AMT) (a) .............................. 5.500 01/01/19 3,940,651 3,000 New York City Indl Dev Agy Spl Fac Rev Term One Group Assn Proj (AMT) (a) .............................. 5.500 01/01/20 3,186,510 5,750 New York City Indl Dev Agy Spl Fac Rev Term One Group Assn Proj (AMT) (a) .............................. 5.500 01/01/21 6,107,477 1,450 New York City Indl Dev Civic Fac Rev YMCA Gtr NY Proj ........................ 5.800 08/01/16 1,514,684 2,000 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth Wtr & Swr Sys Rev Ser B (FSA Insd) ....................................... 5.000 06/15/29 2,056,940 7,700 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth Wtr & Swr Sys Rev Ser B ..................... 5.000 06/15/36 7,941,087 4,835 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth Wtr & Swr Sys Rev Ser C (MBIA Insd) ................................. 5.000 06/15/28 5,035,798 2,650 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Ser B ............... 6.000 06/15/33 2,875,356 2,000 New York City Ser G ............................ 5.000 12/01/25 2,091,420 2,115 New York City Ser G ............................ 5.000 12/01/26 2,180,882 3,500 New York City Ser J ............................ 5.000 03/01/24 3,640,525 8,750 New York City Transitional Cultural Res Rev Amern Museum Nat History Rfdg Ser A (MBIA Insd) ................................. 5.000 07/01/44 8,954,400 2,230 New York City Transitional Fin Auth Rev Future Tax Secd Ser C (AMBAC Insd) .............................. 5.250 08/01/21 2,405,144 3,750 New York Cnty Tob Tr IV Settlement Pass Thru Ser A .................. 5.000 06/01/45 3,515,625 10 New York, NY Ser K (Prerefunded @ 8/01/09) .................................. 5.625 08/01/13 10,625 1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Lease Rev Master Boces Pgm Ser A (FSA Insd) .................................. 5.250 08/15/17 1,082,510 5,200 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Catholic Hlth L.I. Oblig Group .............. 5.000 07/01/27 5,196,568 2,750 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Catholic Hlth L.I. Oblig Group .............. 5.100 07/01/34 2,700,940 3,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev City Univ Cons Third Ser 1 (FGIC Insd) ....................................... 5.250 07/01/25 3,593,030 3,125 New York St Dorm Auth Rev City Univ Sys Cons Ser A ......................... 5.625 07/01/16 3,550,750 2,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Cons City Univ Sys Second Gen Ser A ........................................... 5.750 07/01/13 2,745,900 1,670 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Dept Ed (b) ...................................... 5.250 07/01/19 1,813,620 2,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Dept Hlth Ser A (CIFG Insd) ...................... 5.000 07/01/25 2,599,575 2,355 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Grace Manor Hlthcare Fac (SONYMA Insd) ............................... 6.150 07/01/18 2,377,843 3,800 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Hosp (MBIA Insd) ................................. 5.000 08/01/33 3,885,652 2,340 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Insd Brooklyn Law Sch Ser B (XLCA Insd) ....................................... 5.375 07/01/23 2,511,709 1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Insd John T Mather Mem Hosp Rfdg (Connie Lee Insd) ........................... 6.500 07/01/10 1,095,060 1,720 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Insd John T Mather Mem Hosp Rfdg (Connie Lee Insd) (b) ....................... 6.500 07/01/11 1,939,403 3,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Mtg Montefiore Hosp (FGIC Insd) ................. 5.000 08/01/29 3,603,040 9,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Mtg Montefiore Hosp (FGIC Insd) ................. 5.000 08/01/33 9,216,090 2,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non St Supported Debt Insd Providence Rest (ACA Insd) .................. 5.000 07/01/35 1,686,520 2,525 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non St Supported Debt Insd Providence Rest (ACA Insd) .................. 5.125 07/01/30 2,216,445 4,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non St Supported Debt L.I. Jewish Ser A (a) ................................... 5.000 11/01/26 4,062,040 4,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non St Supported Debt L.I. Jewish Ser A (a) ................................... 5.000 11/01/34 4,062,040 3,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non St Supported Debt NYU Hosp Ctr Ser A ................................... 5.000 07/01/20 3,496,640 5,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non St Supported Debt NYU Hosp Ctr Ser A ................................... 5.000 07/01/36 4,536,100 4,995 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Non St Supported Debt Saint Lukes Roosevelt Hosp (FHA Gtd) .................... 4.800 08/15/25 5,131,264 3,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Secd Hosp North Gen Hosp Rfdg .................... 5.750 02/15/18 3,310,770 1,455 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St Supported Debt Mental Hlth Svc Ser B (MBIA Insd) ........................... 5.250 08/15/31 1,505,940 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 1,092,310 3,600 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St Univ Ed Fac Ser A (MBIA Insd) ............... 5.250 05/15/15 4,021,920 5,010 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St Univ Ed Fac Ser B ........................... 5.250 05/15/19 5,614,306 300 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr Revolving Fd Ser A (POL CTL-SRF Insd) (c) ........................... 5.750 06/15/12 339,297 500 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr Ser 02 (POL CTL-SRF Insd) (c) ................... 5.750 06/15/12 565,495 95 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr Ser 02 (POL CTL-SRF Insd) ....................... 5.750 06/15/12 107,239 3,695 New York St Environmental Fac Corp St Clean Wtr & Drinking Revolving Fd Muni Wtr Proj Ser B (b) ....................................... 5.000 06/15/21 3,910,049 1,000 New York St Environmental Fac Corp St Clean Wtr & Drinking Revolving Fd Muni Wtr Proj Ser B ........................................... 5.250 06/15/20 1,086,180 2,500 New York St Hsg Fin Agy Rev Affordable Hsg Ser B (AMT) .................. 5.300 11/01/37 2,563,900 970 New York St Hsg Fin Agy Rev Newburgh Interfaith Hsg Ser A (b) ....................................... 7.050 11/01/12 989,730 7,000 New York St Loc Govt Assistance Corp Rfdg Ser E ............................. 6.000 04/01/14 7,927,430 890 New York St Mtg Agy Rev Homeowner Mtg Ser 71 (AMT) .................. 5.400 04/01/29 901,890 7,280 New York St Mtg Agy Rev Homeowner Mtg Ser 79 (AMT) .................. 5.300 04/01/29 7,406,162 1,860 New York St Mtg Agy Rev Homeowner Mtg Ser 101 (AMT) ....................................... 5.400 04/01/32 1,876,442 2,140 New York St Mtg Agy Rev Homeowner Mtg Ser 130 (AMT) ....................................... 4.800 10/01/37 2,025,660 5,000 New York St Mtg Agy Rev Homeowner Mtg Ser 143 (AMT) ....................................... 4.850 10/01/27 4,893,000 1,555 New York St Mtg Agy Rev Homeowner Mtg Ser 145 (AMT) ....................................... 5.050 10/01/29 1,555,451 1,625 New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev Correctional Fac Rfdg ....................... 5.500 01/01/13 1,764,230 4,650 New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev Correctional Fac Rfdg Ser A ................. 5.500 01/01/14 5,118,209 3,570 Niagara Falls, NY Frontier Auth Trans Arpt Rev Buffalo Niagara Intl Arpt Ser A (MBIA Insd) (AMT) ....................................... 5.625 04/01/29 3,660,892 1,060 Niagara Falls, NY Wtr Treatment Plant (MBIA Insd) (AMT) ..................... 7.250 11/01/10 1,193,613 5,000 Port Auth NY & NJ Cons Ser 132 ................. 5.000 09/01/26 5,194,950 35,000 Port Auth NY & NJ Cons Ser 144 (a) ..................................... 5.000 10/01/35 36,153,424 2,500 Port Auth NY & NJ Spl Oblig Rev Spl Proj JFK Intl Arpt Terml 6 (MBIA Insd) (AMT) ........................... 5.750 12/01/25 2,503,425 8,105 Rensselaer, NY City Sch Dist Ctf Partn (XLCA Insd) ........................... 5.000 06/01/26 8,369,304 1,000 Rockland Cnty, NY Solid Waste Mgmt Auth Ser B (AMBAC Insd) (AMT) ................................. 5.125 12/15/28 1,019,990 1,000 Saratoga Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Saratoga Hosp Proj Ser B .................................. 5.125 12/01/27 1,000,690 650 Saratoga Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Saratoga Hosp Proj Ser B .................................. 5.250 12/01/32 647,719 1,250 Sodus, NY Ctr Sch Dist Rfdg (FGIC Insd) (b) ............................. 5.125 06/15/17 1,353,563 2,210 Suffolk Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Eastrn Long Island Hosp Assn (d) ........................ 5.375 01/01/27 2,009,597 1,000 Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp NY Ser B ....................................... 5.500 06/01/22 1,078,060 1,815 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Gen Purp Ser A .......................... 5.000 01/01/32 1,853,387 6,945 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Gen Purp Ser A .......................... 5.250 01/01/18 7,469,000 1,600 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Gen Purp Ser B .......................... 5.125 11/15/29 1,682,208 5,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Gen Ser A ............................... 5.000 11/15/31 5,221,950 2,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Rfdg Ser E (MBIA Insd) .................. 5.000 11/15/32 2,033,900 12,000 Tsasc, Inc NY Ser 1 ............................ 5.000 06/01/34 11,450,280 8,750 Tsasc, Inc NY Ser 1 ............................ 5.125 06/01/42 8,436,050 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 1,390,614 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 5,793,050 7,000 Westchester Tob Asset Sec Corp NY .......................................... 5.125 06/01/45 6,702,570 4,500 Yonkers, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Cmnty Dev Ppty Yonkers Inc Ser A (Prerefunded @ 2/01/11) (e) .............................. 6.625 02/01/26 5,049,675 ------------- 429,267,480 ------------- GUAM 0.8% 2,000 Guam Govt Ser A ................................ 5.250 11/15/37 1,883,780 ------------- PUERTO RICO 8.6% 8,000 Puerto Rico Comwlth Hwy & Trans Auth Hwy Rev Rfdg Ser Y (FSA Insd) .................................. 6.250 07/01/21 9,733,280 1,805 Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth Pwr Rev Ser TT (a) .............................. 5.000 07/01/32 1,797,069 4,060 Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth Pwr Rev Ser TT (a) .............................. 5.000 07/01/37 4,042,162 5,000 Puerto Rico Pub Bldg Auth Rev Govt Fac Ser I (Comwlth Gtd) ................ 5.250 07/01/33 4,975,450 ------------- 20,547,961 ------------- U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 3.1% 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 3,302,310 1,500 Virgin Islands Pub Fin Auth Rev Gross Rcpt Taxes Ln Nt Ser A ................ 6.375 10/01/19 1,612,335 2,500 Virgin Islands Wtr & Pwr Auth Elec Sys Rev Ser A .......................... 5.000 07/01/31 2,435,950 ------------- 7,350,595 ------------- TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 192.6% (Cost $449,325,182)............................................................... 459,049,816 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.1% (Cost $200,000)...................................................................... 200,000 ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS 192.7% (Cost $449,525,182).................................................................. 459,249,816 LIABILITY FOR FLOATING RATE NOTE OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO SECURITIES HELD (33.4%) (Cost ($79,580,000)) (79,580) Notes with interest rates ranging from 2.25% to 2.37% at January 31, 2008 and contractual maturities of collateral ranging from 2019 to 2037 (f) ........................................................... (79,580,000) ------------- TOTAL NET INVESTMENTS 159.3% (Cost $369,945,182) ................................................................ 379,669,816 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES 1.6%............................................ 3,813,929 PREFERRED SHARES (INCLUDING ACCRUED DISTRIBUTIONS) (60.9%)............................. (145,141,241) ------------- NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES 100.0%.......................................... $ 238,342,504 ============= 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) All or a portion of this security has been physically segregated in connection with open futures contracts. (f) Floating Rate Notes. The interest rates shown reflect the rates in effect at January 31, 2008. ACA - American Capital Access AMBAC - AMBAC Indemnity Corp. AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax 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. FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 31, 2008: UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/ CONTRACTS DEPRECIATION SHORT CONTRACTS: U.S. Treasury Bonds Futures, March 2008 (Current Notional Value of $119,313 per contract) .............................. 360 $ (684,862) ---------- -------------- 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/ Ronald E. Robison --------------------- Name: Ronald E. Robison Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: March 20, 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/ Ronald E. Robison --------------------- Name: Ronald E. Robison Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: March 20, 2008 By: /s/ Stuart N. Schuldt --------------------- Name: Stuart N. Schuldt Title: Principal Financial Officer Date: March 20, 2008