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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2007

                              TrustCo Bank Corp NY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         NEW YORK                        0-10592               14-1630287
  State or Other Jurisdiction of     Commission File No.     I.R.S. Employer
  Incorporation or Organization                           Identification Number

                  5 SARNOWSKI DRIVE, GLENVILLE, NEW YORK 12302
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (518) 377-3311
                         (Registrant's Telephone Number,
                              Including Area Code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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           Exchange Act
           (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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TrustCo Bank Corp NY


Item 8.01.     Other Events
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               A press release was issued on August 21, 2007 declaring a

               quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable October 1,

               2007, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on

               September 7, 2007. Attached is a copy of the press release

               labeled  as Exhibit 99(a).



Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits
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               (c)  Exhibits

               Reg S-K Exhibit No.     Description
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                     99(a)             Press release dated August 21, 2007
                                       declaring a quarterly cash dividend of
                                       $0.16 per share, payable October 1,
                                       2007, to the shareholders of record at
                                       the close of business on September 7,
                                       2007.




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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Dated: August 21, 2007

                                                TrustCo Bank Corp NY
                                                (Registrant)


                                                By:/s/ Robert T. Cushing
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                                                   Robert T. Cushing
                                                   Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer





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                                 Exhibits Index


The following exhibits are filed herewith:


Reg S-K Exhibit No.                    Description                      Page
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      99(a)             Press release dated August 21, 2007,             5
                        declaring a quarterly cash dividend of
                        $0.16 per share, payable October 1, 2007,
                        to the shareholders of record at the close
                        of business on September 7, 2007.


















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TRUSTCO                                                          Exhibit 99 (a)
Bank Corp NY                                                     News Release
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5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York, 12302
(518) 377-3311  Fax:  (518) 381-3668

Subsidiary:  Trustco Bank                                        NASDAQ -- TRST

Contact:     Kevin T. Timmons
             Vice President/Treasurer
             (518) 381-3607



   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


                         TrustCo Declares Cash Dividend


Glenville, New York - August 21, 2007

TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TrustCo, Nasdaq: TRST) today announced that its Board of
Directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable
October 1, 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on
September 7, 2007.

TrustCo Bank Corp is a $3.4 billion bank holding company and through its
subsidiary, Trustco Bank, operates more than 100 offices in New York, Florida,
Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont.

In addition, the Bank operates a full service Trust Department. The common
shares of TrustCo are traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the
symbol TRST.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed
in this news release and other information contained in TrustCo's Securities
and Exchange Commission filings may express "forward-looking statements." Those
"forward-looking statements" may involve risk and uncertainties, including
statements containing future events or performance and assumptions and other
statements of historical facts.

TrustCo wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The following
important




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factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could
affect TrustCo's actual results, and could cause TrustCo's actual financial
performance to differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking
statement: (1) credit risk, (2) interest rate risk, (3) competition, (4) changes
in the regulatory environment, and (5) changes in local market area and general
business and economic trends. The foregoing list should not be construed as
exhaustive, and the Company disclaims any obligation to subsequently revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
such statements, or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated
events.
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