Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TSIMBINOS JOHN M
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC [NYB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
615 MERRICK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/09/2005
(Street)

WESTBURY, NY 11590
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/09/2005   M   26,013 A $ 9.6 2,143,963 D  
Common Stock               49,925 I By IRA
Common Stock               80,649 I By Spouse
Common Stock               238,854 I By Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.6 05/09/2005   M     26,013 02/16/1999(1) 01/22/2008 Common Stock 26,013 $ 0 200,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.3975             10/31/2003(2) 06/26/2011 Common Stock 33,389   33,389 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TSIMBINOS JOHN M
615 MERRICK AVENUE
WESTBURY, NY 11590
  X      

Signatures

 By: /s/ Ilene A. Angarola, Power of Attorney   05/11/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) In connection with the merger of TR Financial Corp. (''TRFC'') with and into Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. (''RBI'') on February 16, 1999 each share of TRFC held by the reporting person was exchanged for 2.05 shares of Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. $0.01 par value common stock. In addition, each option to purchase one share of TRFC common stock held by the reporting person was converted to an option to purchase 2.05 shares of RBI common stock. The exercise price per share for each converted TRFC option was determined by dividing the exercise price of such converted option by the 2.05 exchange ratio, with such quotient to be rounded to the nearest whole cent. All such converted options became fully vested and exercisable on February 16, 1999.
(2) Stock Options granted pursuant to the Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Plan are fully vested and exercisable as of October 31, 2003.

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