RNJ Blackrock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RNJ) and The BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RNY) will each redeem all of its issued and outstanding auction rate municipal preferred stock.

The redemptions announced today are occurring in connection with RNJ and RNY’s shareholder-approved liquidations (as announced on June 28, 2012) and will be conducted at liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, together with accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to the redemption date, if any.

Please see redemption details below.

The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex:RNJ)

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The BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex:RNY)

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About BlackRock

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BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for a fund or in a fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of the fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors that affect RFA. The information contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press release.

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