Form 485BPOS LINCOLN NEW YORK ACCOUNT

October 23, 2025 4:08 PM EDT
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2025
1933 Act Registration No. 333-141757
1940 Act Registration No. 811-09763
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 52
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 743
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
(Exact Name of Registrant)
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Access, Lincoln ChoicePlusSM II Access,
and Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (C-Share)
LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(Name of Depositor)
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, New York 13202
(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)
Depositor’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (315) 428-8400
Sarah Sheldon, Esquire
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, New York 13202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Jassmin McIver-Jones, Esquire
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, New York 13202
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
/X/ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/ / on May 1, 2025, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
/ / on _____________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
Title of Securities being registered:
Interests in a separate account under individual flexible
payment deferred variable annuity contracts.


LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK

Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities

Lincoln ChoicePlusSM, Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Access, Lincoln ChoicePlusSM II,
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM II Access, Lincoln ChoicePlusSM II Advance


Supplement dated October 23, 2025 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2025

This Supplement outlines important changes to your investment options under your individual annuity contract. These changes are related to:

a) Appendix A – Funds Available Under The Contract; and
b) Appendix B – Investment Requirements.

All other provisions outlined in your variable annuity prospectus, as supplemented, remain unchanged.

Appendix A – Funds Available Under the Contract: The following fund will be added to your list of available fund options and available on or about November 17, 2025.

Investment Objective
Fund and Adviser/Sub-adviser
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns (as of 12/31/2024)
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund – Service Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investment Corporation
0.98%
N/A
N/A
N/A

The Board of Trustees of Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust recently approved a new sub-advisory agreement between Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation and Nomura Investments Fund Advisers, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust (“NIFA”) and a new sub-sub-advisory agreement between NIFA and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (together, the “New Sub-Advisory Agreements”). The New Sub-Advisory Agreements were approved in connection with the acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s U.S. and European public investments business (the “Acquisition”). The New Sub-Advisory Agreements will become effective on the closing date of the Acquisition, which is expected to be on or about November 1, 2025 (the “Acquisition Date”). As of the Acquisition Date, the following fund names will be revised accordingly. The Acquisition will not affect the fees or expenses of the funds.
 
Former Fund Name
 
New Fund Name
LVIP Macquarie Diversified Floating Rate Fund
LVIP Nomura Diversified Floating Rate Fund
LVIP Macquarie High Yield Fund
LVIP Nomura High Yield Fund
LVIP Macquarie Mid Cap Value Fund
LVIP Nomura Mid Cap Value Fund
LVIP Macquarie SMID Cap Core Fund
LVIP Nomura SMID Cap Core Fund
LVIP Macquarie Social Awareness Fund
LVIP Nomura Social Awareness Fund
LVIP Macquarie U.S. Growth Fund
LVIP Nomura U.S. Growth Fund
LVIP Macquarie U.S. REIT Fund
LVIP Nomura U.S. REIT Fund

All other information about the funds, including principal investment strategies, can be found in the fund’s prospectus.





Appendix B – Investment Requirements: If you have elected a Living Benefit Rider, you may be subject to the Investment Requirements outlined in the prospectus, according to which Living Benefit Rider you own and when you elected that rider. Please refer to your prospectus to determine if you are subject to Investment Requirements. The changes outlined below are effective for November 17, 2025, and are added to the existing Investment Requirements in your prospectus. All other provisions of Investment Requirements remain unchanged.

Please note that your Contract may not offer every rider impacted by these requirements.

Applicable Riders/Investment Requirement Option
Purchase Date Range
Investment Requirement Change
o Lincoln Market Select® Advantage
o Lincoln Max 6SM Advantage
o 4LATER® Select Advantage
o i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit
o Transitions from a Prior Rider to i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit
On or after October 3, 2016
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund will be added to Group 2 (investments cannot exceed 80% of Contract Value or Account Value) and eligible for 100% allocation of Contract Value or Account Value.
o i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4)
On or after January 11, 2016 and prior to October 3, 2016
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund will be added to Group 2 (investments cannot exceed 70% of Contract Value or Account Value) and eligible for 100% allocation of Contract Value or Account Value
o Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage 2.0 (Managed Risk)
o i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (Managed Risk)
o 4LATER® Advantage (Managed Risk)
Prior to January 11, 2016
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund will be added to Group 2 (investments cannot exceed 70% of Contract Value or Account Value) and eligible for 100% allocation of Contract Value or Account Value
o Contractowners who have elected Living Benefit Riders (except for Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage or 4LATER® Advantage)
On or after January 20, 2009 and prior to June 30, 2009
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund will be added to Group 2 (investments cannot exceed 70% of Contract Value or Account Value) and eligible for 100% allocation of Contract Value or Account Value

You can obtain additional information by contacting your registered representative, online at www.lfg.com/vaprospectus, or by sending an email request to [email protected].


Please retain this Supplement for future reference.


LINOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities

Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (A-Share), Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (B-Share),
Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (C-Share), Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (L-Share),
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Design


Supplement dated October 23, 2025 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2025

This Supplement outlines important changes to your investment options under your individual annuity contract. These changes are related to:

a) Appendix A – Funds Available Under The Contract; and
b) Appendix B – Investment Requirements.

All other provisions outlined in your variable annuity prospectus, as supplemented, remain unchanged.

Appendix A – Funds Available Under the Contract: The following fund will be added to your list of available fund options and available on or about November 17, 2025.

Investment Objective
Fund and Adviser/Sub-adviser
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns (as of 12/31/2024)
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
Long-term capital appreciation.
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund – Service Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investment Corporation
0.98%
N/A
N/A
N/A

The Board of Trustees of Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust recently approved a new sub-advisory agreement between Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation and Nomura Investments Fund Advisers, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust (“NIFA”) and a new sub-sub-advisory agreement between NIFA and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (together, the “New Sub-Advisory Agreements”). The New Sub-Advisory Agreements were approved in connection with the acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s U.S. and European public investments business (the “Acquisition”). The New Sub-Advisory Agreements will become effective on the closing date of the Acquisition, which is expected to be on or about November 1, 2025 (the “Acquisition Date”). As of the Acquisition Date, the following fund names will be revised accordingly. The Acquisition will not affect the fees or expenses of the funds.

 
Former Fund Name
 
New Fund Name
LVIP Macquarie Diversified Floating Rate Fund
LVIP Nomura Diversified Floating Rate Fund
LVIP Macquarie High Yield Fund
LVIP Nomura High Yield Fund
LVIP Macquarie Mid Cap Value Fund
LVIP Nomura Mid Cap Value Fund
LVIP Macquarie SMID Cap Core Fund
LVIP Nomura SMID Cap Core Fund
LVIP Macquarie Social Awareness Fund
LVIP Nomura Social Awareness Fund
LVIP Macquarie U.S. Growth Fund
LVIP Nomura U.S. Growth Fund
LVIP Macquarie U.S. REIT Fund
LVIP Nomura U.S. REIT Fund

All other information about the funds, including principal investment strategies, can be found in the fund’s prospectus.




Appendix B – Investment Requirements: If you have elected a Living Benefit Rider, you may be subject to the Investment Requirements outlined in the prospectus, according to which Living Benefit Rider you own and when you elected that rider. Please refer to your prospectus to determine if you are subject to Investment Requirements. The changes outlined below are effective for November 17, 2025, and are added to the existing Investment Requirements in your prospectus. All other provisions of Investment Requirements remain unchanged.

Please note that your Contract may not offer every rider impacted by these requirements.

Applicable Riders/Investment Requirement Option
Purchase Date Range
Investment Requirement Change
o Lincoln Market Select® Advantage
o Lincoln Max 6SM Advantage
o 4LATER® Select Advantage
o i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit*
o Transitions from a Prior Rider to i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit
On or after August 29, 2016 (October 3, 2016 for existing Contractowners)
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund will be added to Group 2 (investments cannot exceed 80% of Contract Value or Account Value) and eligible for 100% allocation of Contract Value or Account Value.
o Lincoln Market Select® Advantage
o i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4)
On or after January 11, 2016 and prior to August 29, 2016 (October 3, 2016 for existing Contractowers)
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund will be added to Group 2 (investments cannot exceed 70% of Contract Value or Account Value) and eligible for 100% allocation of Contract Value or Account Value
o Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage 2.0 (Managed Risk)
o i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (Managed Risk)
o 4LATER® Advantage (Managed Risk)
Prior to January 11, 2016
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund will be added to Group 2 (investments cannot exceed 70% of Contract Value or Account Value) and eligible for 100% allocation of Contract Value or Account Value
o Contractowners who have elected Living Benefit Riders (except for Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage or 4LATER® Advantage)
On or after January 20, 2009 and prior to June 30, 2009
LVIP American Funds Vanguard Active Passive Growth Fund will be added to Group 2 (investments cannot exceed 70% of Contract Value or Account Value) and eligible for 100% allocation of Contract Value or Account Value
*Riders purchased on or after August 29, 2016 (October 3, 2016 for existing Contractowners) but prior to May 21, 2018.

You can obtain additional information by contacting your registered representative, online at www.lfg.com/vaprospectus, or by sending an email request to [email protected].


Please retain this Supplement for future reference.

Part A
The Prospectus for the Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Access, Lincoln ChoicePlusSM II Access, and Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (C-Share) variable annuity contract, as supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 (File No. 333-141757) filed on April 24, 2025, and to the definitive 497 Filing filed on May 1, 2025.
Part B
The Statement of Additional Information for the Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Access, Lincoln ChoicePlusSM II Access, and Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (C-Share) variable annuity contract, including the financial statements of Lincoln New York and the financial statements of Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities, is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 (File No. 333-141757) filed on April 24, 2025, and to the definitive 497 Filing filed on May 1, 2025.
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
PART C - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 27. Exhibits
(b) Not applicable
B-2
B-3
(h) Fund Participation Agreements and Amendments between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and:
B-4
(j) Rule 22c-2 Agreements between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and:
B-5
(m) Not applicable
(n) Not applicable
(o) Not applicable
Item 28. Directors and Officers of the Depositor
The following list contains the officers and directors of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York who are engaged directly or indirectly in activities relating to Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities as well as the contracts. The list also shows Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York's executive officers.  
Name
Positions and Offices with Depositor
Vacant
Director
Adam M. Cohen*
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Ellen G. Cooper*
President and Director
Stephen B. Harris*
Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Mark E. Konen
4901 Avenue G
Austin, TX 78751
Director
M. Leanne Lachman
870 United Nations, Plaza, #19-E
New York, NY 10017
Director
Dale LeFebvre
2710 Foxhall Road NW
Washington, DC 20007
Director
Louis G. Marcoccia
Senior Vice President
Syracuse University
Crouse-Hinds Hall, Suite 620
900 S. Crouse Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13244
Director
Christopher M. Neczypor*
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Nancy A. Smith*
Secretary
Joseph D. Spada**
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Separate Accounts
*Principal business address is 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087
**Principal business address is 350 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103
B-6
Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant
Item 30. Indemnification
a) Brief description of indemnification provisions.
In general, Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York provides that Lincoln New York will indemnify certain persons against expenses, judgments and certain other specified costs incurred by any such person if he/she is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to a suit or proceeding because he/she was a director, officer, or employee of Lincoln New York, as long as he/she acted in good faith and in a manner he/she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of, or act opposed to the best interests of, Lincoln New York. Certain additional conditions apply to indemnification in criminal proceedings.
In particular, separate conditions govern indemnification of directors, officers, and employees of Lincoln New York in connection with suits by, or in the right of, Lincoln New York.
Please refer to Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln New York (Exhibit no. f hereto) for the full text of the indemnification provisions. Indemnification is permitted by, and is subject to the requirements of, New York law.
b) Undertaking pursuant to Rule 484 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933:
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 28(a) above or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 31. Principal Underwriter
(a) Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”) currently serves as Principal Underwriter for: Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account D; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account E; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account F; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account G; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account J; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account K; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N; Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account R; LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account S; LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account T; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account W; and Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y and Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-H; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-I; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-A; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-C; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JL-A; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JA-B; Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust; Lincoln Advisors Trust.
(b) Officers and Directors of Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.: 
Name
Positions and Offices with Underwriter
Adam M. Cohen*
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Jason M. Gibson**
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Claire H. Hanna*
Secretary
John C. Kennedy*
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jared M. Nepa*
Senior Vice President and Director
Timothy J. Seifert Sr*
Senior Vice President and Director
*Principal business address is 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087
**Principal business address is 1301 South Harrison Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
B-7
(c) N/A
Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records
This information is provided in the Registrant’s most recent report on Form N-CEN.
Item 33. Management Services
Not Applicable.
Item 34. Fee Representation
Lincoln New York represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contracts, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Lincoln New York.
B-8


SIGNATURES

(a)
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of these registration statements and has caused these Post-Effective Amendments to the registration statements to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Fort Wayne, and the State of Indiana on this 16th day of October, 2025 at 11:41 am.

Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
(Registrants)
By: /s/ Delson R. Campbell
Delson R. Campbell
Vice President, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

Signed on its behalf, in the City of Hartford, and the State of Connecticut on this 16th day of October, 2025 at 12:28 pm.

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
(Depositor)
By: /s/ Michelle L. Grindle
 Michelle L. Grindle
(Signature-Officer of Depositor)
Vice President, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities (File No. 811-09763; CIK: 0001093278)

333-141752 (Amendment No. 53)
333-141762 (Amendment No. 50)
333-181616 (Amendment No. 43)
333-141757 (Amendment No. 52)
333-145531 (Amendment No. 57)
333-186895 (Amendment No. 38)
333-141759 (Amendment No. 51)
333-171096 (Amendment No. 39)
333-214111 (Amendment No. 25)
333-141760 (Amendment No. 43)
333-175691 (Amendment No. 36)
  

(b) As required by the Securities Act of 1933, these Amendments to the registration statements have been signed by the following persons in their capacities indicated on October 16, 2025 at 11:41 am.

Signature
Title
   
*/s/ Ellen G. Cooper 
Ellen G. Cooper
 
President and Director
 
 
*/s/ Christopher M. Neczypor 
Christopher M. Neczypor
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director
 
*/s/ Adam M. Cohen 
Adam M. Cohen
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
*/s/ Mark E. Konen 
Mark E. Konen
 
Director
*/s/ M. Leanne Lachman 
M. Leanne Lachman
 
Director
*/s/ Louis G. Marcoccia 
Louis G. Marcoccia
 
Director
* /s/ Dale LeFebvre 
Dale LeFebvre
 
Director
 
*  /s/ Delson R. Campbell, pursuant to a Power of Attorney
Delson R. Campbell



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