Morgan Stanley New York Quality Municipal Securities Today Declared a Monthly Income Dividend from Tax-Free Income

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley New York Quality Municipal Securities today declared a monthly income dividend of $.06 per share from tax-free income.

RECORD DATE	PAYABLE DATE
02/19/10	02/26/10

Morgan Stanley New York Quality Municipal Securities is a closed-end non-diversified management investment company investing primarily in Municipal Obligations the interest on which is exempt from federal, New York State and New York City income taxes.

The Trust's investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal, New York State and New York City income taxes.