Registration No. 33-48059 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------- POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) New York 13-5009340 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S.Employer Identification No.) 4 Irving Place New York, New York 10003 (212) 460-4600 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) -------------------- JOAN S. FREILICH, or PETER A. IRWIN, ESQ. Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel Chief Financial Officer 4 Irving Place New York, New York 10003 (212) 460-4600 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)Pursuant to Registrant's undertaking in paragraph (a)(3) of Item 17 of this Registration Statement (No. 33-48059), Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement to remove from registration 450,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock ($2.50 par value) that were registered pursuant to this Registration Statement but which remained unsold at the termination of the offering. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 31st day of December, 1997. CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. By: HYMAN SCHOENBLUM HYMAN SCHOENBLUM Acting Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer