NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION INC
10-Q, 1995-05-15
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act
 of 1934

For the period ended:			       March 31, 1995


NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


	DELAWARE							                        36-315460
(State or other Jurisdiction of						(I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)						Identification No.)


	9025 ROUTE 25, MATTITUCK, NEW YORK			                        11952
       (Address of principal executive offices)				        (Zip Code)


(516) 298-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
 to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days:									Yes (X)      No ( )


           Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
 classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


CLASSES OF COMMON STOCK		            NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING  5/10/95
     $2.50 Par Value						                               24,224,367
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INDEX

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
		North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. and Subsidiaries
		(1.)	Consolidated Balance Sheets.
		(2.)	Consolidated Statements of Income.
		(3.)	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
		(4.)	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity.
		(5.)	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS 
OF OPERATIONS.




PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
		Not Applicable.
		


ITEM 2.	CHANGES IN SECURITIES
		Not Applicable.


ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
		Not Applicable.
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION (continued)




ITEM 4.	SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
		Not Applicable.



ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION
		Not Applicable


ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

		The following exhibits are submitted herewith:

			
		(a)	Exhibit #	Description
			(10.1)		Letter Agreement, dated March 31, 1994, between
					North Fork Bank and Mindy Butler, regarding
					Ms. Butler's employment.

			(10.2)		Form of Change-in-Control Agreement, as entered
					into between North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. and
					each of John Adam Kanas, John Bohlsen and
					Daniel M. Healy, each dated December 20, 1994.

			(11)  		Statement Re: Computation of per share earnings.

			(27)		Financial Data Schedule


		(b)	Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 20, 1995
			(Reporting operating results for the quarter and year 
			ending December 31, 1994.)

			Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 1995 
			(Reporting the Registrant's intention to repurchase
			up to 5% of its common shares outstanding.)
			 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Balance Sheets 	            March 31, December 31,  	March 31, 
                                             1995          1994       1995
(in thousands, except share amounts)  (unaudited) 	 	            (unaudited) 
Assets 			
<S>                                  <C>               <C>          <C>
Cash & Due from Banks 	                $92,820 	        $67,168 	     $74,897 
Interest Earning Deposits 	              1,454 	            748 	         292 
Federal Funds Sold & Securities 
Purchased under Agreements to Resell     8,000 	              - 	      53,800 
Securities: 			
    Held-to-Maturity 	                 588,540 	         631,492 	    616,670 
    Available-for-Sale  	              141,952 	         141,805 	    398,103 
      Total Securities 	               730,492 	         773,297 	  1,014,773 
Loans 	                              1,860,026 	       1,831,466 	  1,776,040 
  Less: Unearned Income & Fees 	        17,586 	          17,429 	     19,449 
           Allowance for Loan Losses    50,638 	          50,069 	     55,870 
            Net Loans 	              1,791,802 	       1,763,968 	  1,700,720 
Premises & Equipment, Net 	             39,242 	          39,168 	     40,320 
Accrued Income Receivable               18,978 	          19,315 	     19,229 
Other Real Estate 	                      5,081 	           4,861 	     10,412 
Other Assets 	                          29,645 	          27,043 	     20,988 
Excess of Cost over Fair Value 
of Net Assets Acquired 	                21,840 	          22,208 	     23,310 
Total Assets      	                 $2,739,354 	      $2,717,776   $2,958,741 
			
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 			
Demand Deposits 	                     $369,941 	        $331,245 	    $275,984 
Savings, N.O.W. &  Money 
  Market Deposits 	                  1,155,360 	       1,325,628 	   1,399,723 
Certificates of Deposits in 
Amounts of $100,000 & Over             126,968 	          71,978 	      58,778 
Other Time Deposits 	                  720,753 	         614,036 	     618,059 
     Total Deposits 	                2,373,022 	       2,342,887 	   2,352,544 
Federal Funds Purchased
 & Securities Sold Under 			
    Agreements to Repurchase 	          31,795 	          20,000 	     319,769 
Other Borrowings 	                      10,000 	          50,000 	      10,360 
Senior Notes Payable 	                  25,000 	          25,000 	      20,000 
Accrued Interest & Other Expenses       19,895 	          19,770 	      14,316 
Other Liabilities 	                      6,955            	5,196 	       5,040 
      Total Liabilities 	           $2,466,667       	$2,462,853 	  $2,722,029 
Stockholders' Equity 			
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00; 
authorized 10,000,000 
shares, unissued 	                           - 	               - 	           - 
Common stock, par value $2.50; 
authorized   50,000,000 shares; 			
    issued & outstanding 24,225,809,   
       23,049,187,   22,477,042  			
    shares at the periods 
          ending, respectively         60,565 	           57,623 	     56,193 
Additional Paid in Capital             98,406 	           94,526 	     91,609 
Retained Earnings 	                   114,585 	          106,186 	     91,875 
Less: Unrealized Loss on 
Securities Available-for-Sale, 
      net of taxes 	                     (498) 	           (2,871) 	    (2,229) 
         Deferred Compensatio            (289) 	             (514) 	      (714) 
         Treasury Stock at cost; 
    5,925,  1,945,  1,740  shares 			
   at the periods ending, respectively    (82) 	               (27) 	      (22) 
      Total Stockholders' Equity      272,687 	            254,923 	   236,712 
      Total Liabilities and 
          Stockholders' Equity 	   $2,739,354 	         $2,717,776 	$2,958,741 
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
<S>                                   <C>              <C>   
Consolidated Statements of Income    	March 31,  1995 	March 31,  1994 
(in thousands, except 
per share amounts) 	                      (unaudited)     	(unaudited) 

Interest Income  	 	 
Loans (including fee income) 	                 $40,456 	       $35,379 
Interest Earning Deposits 	                         34 	             2 
Federal Funds Sold & Securities Purchased 	 	 
    Under Agreements to Resell 	                   157 	           289 
Mortgage-Backed Securities 	                     9,097 	         9,880 
U.S. Treasury & Government Agency Securities 	   1,251 	         2,105 
State & Municipal Obligations  	                   689 	           444 
Other Securities 	                                 321 	           192 
    Total Interest Income 	                     52,005 	        48,291 
 	 	 
Interest Expense 	 	 
Savings, N.O.W. & Money Market Deposits 	        7,454 	         7,721 
Certificates of Deposit, $100,000 and Over 	     1,503 	           572 
Other Time Deposits 	                            8,105 	         5,763 
Short-Term Borrowings 	                            369 	         2,411 
Long-Term Borrowings 	                             722 	           779 
   Total Interest Expense 	                     18,153         	17,246 
    Net Interest Income 	                       33,852 	        31,045 
Provision for Loan Losses 	                      2,000 	         1,700 
    Net Interest Income after
     Provision for Loan Losses 	                31,852 	        29,345 
 	 	 
Non-Interest Income 	 	 
Fees & Service Charges on Deposit Accounts 	     2,616 	         2,703 
Trust & Investment Management Fees 	               435            	435 
Mortgage Banking Operations                       	629            	693 
Net Securities Gains/(Losses)                      	98            	(77) 
Other Operating Income 	                         1,375          	1,138 
     Total Non-Interest Income                  	5,153          	4,892
Salaries & Employee Benefits                    	8,156          	8,649 
Occupancy                                       	1,671          	1,734 
Equipment                                       	1,180          	1,343 
FDIC Insurance Premiums                         	1,311          	1,421 
Other Real Estate                                 	247          	2,046 
Amortization of Excess of Cost Over 	 	 
    Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired 	            368            	368 
Other Operating Expenses                        	4,304          	4,223 
    Total Non-Interest Expense                 	17,237         	19,784 
Income Before Income Taxes                     	19,768         	14,453 
Provision for Income Taxes                      	8,268          	5,682 
     Net Income                               	$11,500 	        $8,771 
Per Share: 	 	 
    Net Income                                  	$0.48          	$0.37 
    Cash Dividends                             	$0.125         	$0.075 
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 						(in thousands) 	              
<S>                                           <C>      <C>
                                                  1995  	 1994 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: 	 	 
Net Income 	                                    $11,500 	$8,771 
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to  	 	 
    Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: 	 	 
Provision for Loan Losses 	                       2,000 	 1,700 
Provision for Losses on Real Estate Acquired in 	 	 
    Settlement of Loans 	                            47  	1,107 
Depreciation and Amortization 	                   1,137  	1,246 
Amortization of Excess of Cost Over Fair Value of 	 	 
    Net Assets Acquired 	                           368    	368 
Accretion of Discounts and Net Deferred Loan Fees 	(752)  	(650) 
Amortization of Premiums 	                          981  	3,056 
Net Securities (Gains)/Losses 	                     (98)    	77 
Other, Net                                      	(1,975)  	(187) 
    Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 	  13,208 	15,488 
 	 	 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: 	 	 
Maturities, Calls and Principal Repayments on 	 	 
    Securities Held-to-Maturity                 	42,336 	49,720 
Purchases of Securities Held-to-Maturity 	        (100)(151,963) 
Proceeds from Sales of Securities 
         Available-for-Sale 	                      783 	 47,013 
Maturities, Calls and Principal Repayments on 	 	 
    Securities Available-for-Sale 	             10,244  	67,849 
Purchases of Securities Available-for-Sale     	(7,027)	(55,955) 
Loans Originated and Principal Repayments 	 	 
    on Loans and Other Real Estate Owned, Net 	(32,079)	(35,983) 
Proceeds from Sales of Real Estate Acquired 	 	 
    in Settlements of Loans                     	1,426   	2,095 
Proceeds from the Sale of Loans                 	1,221  	16,950 
Purchases of Premises and Equipment, Net       	(1,156)   	(752) 
    Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) 
       Investing Activities                    	15,648 	(61,026) 
 	 	 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: 	 	 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Deposits            	30,135  	(2,448) 
Net (Decrease)/Increase in Short-Term 
     and Other Borrowings                     	(28,205) 	59,301 
Purchase of Treasury Shares                        	(2)      	- 
Common Stock Issued for Cash 	                   5,951     	208 
Dividends Paid to Shareholders                 	(2,377)   	(811) 
    Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 	  5,502  	56,250 
    Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 	 34,358  	10,712 
 	 	 
Metro Activity for the Three 
    Months Ended December 31, 1993                  	-     	356 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning 
    of the Quarter                             	67,916 	117,921 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End 
of the Quarter                                $102,274	$128,989 
 	 	 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 (Unaudited), Continued
Three Months Ended March 31, 					              1995     1994
Supplemental Disclosures of 
    Cash Flow Information: (in thousands) 	 	 
  Cash Paid During the Period for: 	 	 
  Interest Expense 	                         $14,562  $17,170 
    Income Taxes                              	$6,440   	$3,845 
 	 	 
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash 
Investing and Financing Activities: 	 	 
Securities Transferred to 
Available-for-Sale Upon Adoption of SFAS 115 	      - 	$275,200 
 	 	 
Real Estate Acquired in Settlement of Loans   	$1,841     	$411 
 	 	 
Loans to Facilitate the Sale 
of Other Real Estate 	                         $1,096   	$1,764 
 	 	 
During the period the Registrant 
purchased various investment securities 	 	 
   which settled in the subsequent month           	-  	$15,051 
 	 	 
During the period the Registrant
 sold various investment securities 	 	 
   which settled in the subsequent month 	          -  	$18,413 
</TABLE>

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) 							
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 							
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
	              	                              Additional 	         	Unrealized 	 	 	 
	                                    Common 	  Paid in 	Retained 	 Securities 	 Deferred Treasury 
                                      Stock    Capital 	Earnings 	Gains/(Losses)   Comp. Stock 	Total 
<S>                                  <C>       <C>      <C>        <C>          <C>      <C>    <C>
Balance, December 31, 1993 	         56,114 	   91,473 	  79,623 	            - (899) 	  (1) 	  226,310 
Unrealized Gain on Securities 
Available-for-Sale, 							
    net of taxes at January 1, 1994 	 	                             2,241 	 	 	                   2,241 
Net Income 	 	                                             8,771 	 	                              8,771 
Cash Dividends 
(The Registrant $0.075 per share)  	                      (1,059) 	 	                             (1,059) 
Cash Dividends 
( Metro Pre-Merger $0.45 per share) (1) 	                 (2,297) 	 	                             (2,297) 
Sale of Common Stock (13,639 shares) 	   72 	     130 	 	                                            202 
Exercise of Warrants (3,000 shares) 	     7 	        7 	 	                                            14 
Deferred Compensation Activity: 							
    Amortization of Restricted Stock Awards 	 	                                  53  	                53 
    Forfeiture of Restricted Stock Awards 
                           (1,667 shares) 	         (1)                          21 	     (21) 	      (1) 
    Amortization of Other Deferred Compensation Plans 	 	                       111 	 	               111 
Metro Net Income for the Three Months Ended 							
    December 31, 1994 (1)  	                               6,837 	 	                                 6,837 
Adjustment to Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Securities 							
    Available-for-Sale, net of taxes 	                             (4,470)  	                        (4,470)      
Balance, March 31, 1994 	            56,193 	   91,609 	   91,875 	(2,229)     (714) 	    (22)        236,712 
							
							
							
Balance, December 31, 1994 	        $57,623 	  $94,526 	 $106,186 ($2,871)     ($514) 	   ($27)      $254,923 
Net Income  	                                              11,500 	  	                                 11,500 
Cash Dividends ($0.125 per share) 	 	                      (3,101) 	 	                                 (3,101) 
Sale of Common Stock (595,815 shares) 1,490 	    1,625                                                  3,115 
Exercise of Warrants (580,807 shares) 1,452     	2,243                                                  3,695 
Deferred Compensation Activity: 							
    Restricted Stock Awards (4,500 shares)         	(1)                          (61) 	     62  
    Amortization of Restricted Stock Awards 	                                     50 	 	                   50 
    Forfeiture of Restricted Stock 
           Awards (8,334 shares)  	                 13 	                          30 	     (115) 	        (72) 
    Amortization of Other Deferred Compensation Plans 	 	                        206  	                   206 
Purchase of Treasury Stock (146 shares) 	                                                     (2) 	        (2) 
Adjustment to Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Securities 							
    Available-for-Sale, net of taxes 	 	                            2,373 	 	                            2,373 
Balance, March 31, 1995 	           $60,565 	   $98,406    $114,585 ($498) 	    ($289) 	    ($82)     $272,687


(1)  See "Note 2 - Business Combinations" of the Registrant's 1994 Annual Report
 on Form 10-K for further discussion of this transaction.
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North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.
and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
March 31, 1995 and 1994


General

	The consolidated financial statements of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.
 (the "Registrant"), a bank holding company, and its subsidiaries, have 
been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 
and prevailing practices within the financial services industry.

	On November 30, 1994, Metro Bancshares Inc. ("Metro"), the Parent Company 
of Bayside Federal Savings Bank ("Bayside") was merged with and into the 
Registrant.  The merger was accounted for as a pooling-of-interests and,
 as a result, the Registrant's consolidated financial statements have 
been retroactively restated for all reporting periods to include the 
consolidated accounts of Metro.

	The Registrant's previously reported components of consolidated 
income and the amounts reflected in the accompanying consolidated 
statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 1994, are as follows:

(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>
Net Interest Income 	 
    As Previously Reported 	    $20,065 
    Metro 	                      10,980 
    Combined 	                  $31,045 
 	 
Net Income 	 
    As Previously Reported 	     $5,512 
    Metro 	                       3,259 
    Combined                    	$8,771 
</TABLE>
	

	Metro's reporting period had been as of and for the year ended 
September 30, whereas the Registrant utilizes a calendar year basis. 
 Metro's results for 1994 have been conformed to the calendar year
 reporting of the Registrant.  See "Note 2 - Business Combinations" 
of the Registrant's 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion
 of this transaction.
		
	In the opinion of management, all significant intercompany accounts
 and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  In addition, 
all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated 
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the 
Registrant for the interim periods have been made.  All such adjustments 
,except as noted above, are of a normal and recurring nature.  
These statements should be read in conjunction with the Registrant's 
summary of significant accounting policies which are incorporated herin by
reference in its 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

	
	Results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 1995 are not 
necessarily indicative of the results of operations which may be 
expected for the full year 1995 or any other interim periods.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS:

Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan:
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114, ("SFAS 114"), 
as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 
No. 118, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income 
Recognition and Disclosures" ("SFAS 118") 
The Registrant adopted SFAS 114, as amended by SFAS 118 (collectively 
referred to as "the Statement"), effective January 1, 1995.  
 The Statement requires that the measurement of impaired loans be 
based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted 
at the loan's effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, 
at the loan's observable market price or the fair value of the collateral
 if the loan is collateral dependent.

	Additionally, the Statement amends the accounting for loans previously 
classified as in-substance foreclosure.  Under previous guidance, when a
 loan met the criteria of an in-substance foreclosure, the creditor was 
required to account for the loan and any future transactions as if they 
had received the collateral in full satisfaction of the debt.  However, 
the Statement requires that a creditor shall measure impairment based on
 the fair value of the collateral when a creditor determines that foreclosure
 is probable. In these situations, the creditor is required to continue to 
carry the asset as a loan rather than relcassify it to Other Real Estate.  
As a result, $8.2 million and $11.8 million of loan previously reported as 
In-substance forclosures at December 31, 1994 and March 31, 1994, respectively,
have been reclassified from Other Real Estate to loans in the accompanying
Balance Sheets.  All financial schedules and ratios contained within this 
document affected by this reclassification have been restated for 
comparability purposes.

	The Registrant's interest income recognition policy and methodology  
used to assess the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses  had 
previously complied  with the methods prescribed by the Statement.
  Accordingly, adoption of this Statement had no material adverse 
effect on the Registrant's financial condition at March 31, 1995 
or on its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 1995.  

ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Earnings Summary

	North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. (the "Registrant") recognized net 
income of $11.5 million, or $.48 per share, for the first quarter 
ended March 31, 1995, as compared with net income of $8.8 million,
 or $.37 per share for the comparable prior year period.  Per share
 results are based on weighted average shares outstanding of 24,152,031
 and 23,824,688 for the quarters ended March 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
	
	The increase in the Registrant's 1995 first quarter earnings, 
when compared with the comparable prior year period, is attributable
 to a $2.8 million increase in net interest income, a $.3 million 
increase in non-interest income, and a $2.5 million decrease in 
non-interest expense.  This activity was partially offset by a 
$.3 million increase in the provision for loan losses and a $2.6
 million increase in the provision for income taxes.

	Return on average total assets and return on average stockholders' 
equity for the first quarter of 1995 improved to 1.70% and 17.76%, 
respectively, when compared to 1.20% and 15.11%, respectively, for 
the comparable prior year period.


Net Interest Income

	Net interest income, which represents the difference between interest 
earned on interest earning assets and interest incurred on interest 
bearing liabilities, is the Registrant's primary source of earnings.
  Net interest income is affected by the level and composition of 
interest earning assets and interest incurred on interest bearing 
liabilities, as well as changes in market interest rates.

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ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income (continued)

	Net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased 
$2.9 million, or 9.3%, to $34.4 million for the 1995 first quarter, 
as compared to $31.5 million for the comparable prior year period.  
The components of this increase include a $3.8 million increase in 
interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, partially offset
 by a $.9 million increase in interest expense.

	Interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, aggregated 
$52.5 million for the 1995 first quarter, a $3.8 million increase 
from the $48.7 million earned in the 1994 comparable period.  The 
yield on interest earning assets, on a fully taxable equivalent basis,
 increased to 8.19% for the 1995 first quarter as compared to 7.05% in
 the 1994 comparable period.  This increase is attributable to (a) multiple
 increases in the prime rate of interest throughout 1994 and 1995, (b) the 
impact of higher market interest rates on the Registrant's securities
and adjustable rate residential portfolio, and (c) a shift in the composition
of interest earning assets to higher yielding loans from the securities 
portfolio. These factors were partially offset by a $200 million decline
 in the level of interest earning assets to $2.6 billion during the first
 quarter of 1995 as compared to $2.8 billion for the comparable prior year
 period. 

	The decline in the level of interest earning assets is a result of the 
Registrant's formal strategy to reduce its reliance on short-term 
borrowings, principally repurchase agreements and short-term Federal
 Home Loan Bank advances, through the liquidation of certain securities
 classified as Available-for-Sale combined with maturities of certain 
securities.  This strategy, which was implemented during the latter half
 of 1994, was in response to increases on short-term interest rates and 
a flattening of the yield curve.

	Interest expense increased to $18.2 million for the 1995 first quarter, 
reflecting a 3.49% cost of funds, as compared to $17.2 million, or an 
effective cost of funds of 2.91%, for the comparable prior year period.
  The increase in interest expense period-over-period is attributable to
 the impact of higher market interest rates on the Registrant's cost of 
funds, partially offset by a decline in the level of interest bearing
 liabilities.

	Interest incurred on short-term borrowings declined $2.0 million to 
$.4 million in the first quarter of 1995 as compared to $2.4 million 
for the comparable prior year period.  Average short-term borrowings 
declined $252.2 million to $27.1 million for the first quarter of 1995
 as compared to $279.3 million for the comparable prior year period.  
This decline resulted from management's strategy to reduce its reliance
 on short-term borrowings and its level of holdings in its securities 
portfolios as previously discussed.

	Interest incurred on total savings and time deposit accounts increased 
$3.0 million to $17.1 million in the first quarter of 1995 as compared to
 $14.1 million for the comparable prior year period.  This increase is 
attributable to the effects of higher market interest rates on the 
Registrant's cost of funds, and a shift in deposit composition from
 Savings, N.O.W. and Money Market accounts to higher yielding Time 
deposit accounts.  Average Savings, N.O.W. and Money Market deposits
 declined $136 million to $1.25 billion for the 1995 first quarter
as compared to $1.38 billion for the comparable prior year period.  
Simultaneously, average Time deposits increased 
$85.8 million to $800.5 million
 for the 1995 first quarter as compared to $714.7 million for the 
comparable prior year period.  This increase in deposit funding
 costs was partially offset by a $50 million decline in the level
 of average total savings and time deposits to $2.05 billion during 
the 1995 first quarter as compared to $2.10 billion during the comparable
 prior year period.

	Conversely, average Demand deposits increased $63.5 million or 22.9% 
to $341.3 million for the 1995 first quarter as compared to $277.8 
million for the comparable prior year period.  Demand deposits 
comprised 15.6% of total deposits at March 31, 1995 as compared
 to 11.7% at March 31, 1994.  The continued growth in Demand deposit
 balances is attributable to the process of  converting the former 
Bayside branches into full-service commercial branches and the 
Registrant's continued efforts to expand its small and medium size commercial
base.
	
	The following table sets forth a summary analysis of the relative impact 
on net interest income of changes in the average volume of interest earning
 assets and interest bearing liabilities and changes in average rates on 
such assets and liabilities.  Due to the numerous simultaneous volume and
 rate changes during the period analyzed, it is not possible to precisely
 allocate changes between volumes and rates.  For presentation purposes, 
changes which are not solely due to volume changes or rate changes have 

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income (continued)
been allocated to these categories based on the respective percentage 
changes in average volume and average rates as they compare to each other.
  In addition, average interest earning assets include non-accrual loans.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Three Months Ended	   		      		           March 31, 1995  vs.  March 31, 1994
 (in thousands ) 	 	 	                                                  Change in  
 	                                                   Average 	Average 	Net Interest 
 	                                                    Volume    	Rate   	Income 
<S>                                                   <C>       <C>          <C>
 	 	 	 
INTEREST INCOME FROM EARNING ASSETS: 	 	 	 
Interest Earning Deposits  	                             $21 	    $11 	       $32 
Taxable Securities 	                                  (3,512) 	 2,818 	      (694) 
Non-Taxable Municipals 	                                 198     	162        	360 
Mortgage-Backed Securities                           	(9,048)  	8,265      	 (783) 
Taxable Loans, including non-accrual loans 	           1,782   	3,347 	     5,129 
Non-Taxable Loans 	                                      (67)    	(21)      	 (88) 
Federal Funds Sold and Securities 	 	 	 
 Purchased Under Agreements to Resell 	               (1,155)  	1,023      	  (132) 
  Total Interest Earning Assets                     	(11,781) 	15,605      	3,824 
 	 	 	 
INTEREST EXPENSE ON LIABILITIES: 	 	 	 
Total Savings and Time Deposits 	                     (1,905)  	4,911      	3,006 
Short-Term Borrowings 	                               (8,137)  	6,095     	(2,042) 
Long-Term Borrowings                                    	556    	(613)       	(57) 
  Total Interest Expense                             	(9,486) 	10,393        	907 
 	 	 	 
Net Change in Interest Income                       	$(2,295) 	$5,212      	$2,917 


The above table has been prepared on a Taxable Equivalent Basis
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
 ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income (continued)
	The following tables present an analysis of net interest income by each 
major category of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities
 for the three month periods ended March 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME
                                                             		Three Months Ended
		                                                March 31, 1995 	 	 	        March 31, 1994 	 
                                                	Average 	 	Average 	        Average 	 	Average 
                                                 	Balance 	Interest 	Rate 	  Balance 	  Interest 	Rate 
<S>                                              <C>         <C>     <C>    <C>            <C>     <C>

 (dollars in thousands ) 	 	 	 	 	 	 
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Interest Earning Deposits  	                        $1,552 	    $34 	8.96% 	     $291 	        $2 	2.79% 
Taxable Securities 	                               112,238 	  1,644 	5.94% 	  200,545 	     2,338 	4.73% 
Non-Taxable Municipals 	                            60,850   	1,041 	6.94%   	 48,302 	       681 	5.72% 
Mortgage-Backed Securities 	                       578,850 	  9,097 	6.37% 	  754,541 	     9,880 	5.31% 
Taxable Loans, net of unearned income & fees    	1,827,424  	40,278 	8.94% 	1,741,860 	    35,149 	8.18% 
Non-Taxable Loans 	                                  8,498     	280	13.36% 	   10,494 	       368 14.22% 
Federal Funds Sold and Securities 	 	 	 	 	 	 
    Purchased Under Agreements to Resell 	          10,700     	157 	5.94%   	 44,239 	       289 	2.65% 
    Total Interest Earning Assets 	              2,600,112  	52,531 	8.19% 	2,800,272 	    48,707 	7.05% 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Allowance for Loan Losses 	                        (51,009) 	 	 	              (57,317) 	 	 
Cash and Due from Banks 	                           81,324 	 	 	                82,485 	 	 
Other Non-Interest Earning Assets 	                106,693 	 	 	               131,305 	 	 
    Total Assets 	                              $2,737,120 	 	 	            $2,956,745 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 
INTEREST BEARING  LIABILITIES: 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Savings, N.O.W & Money Market Deposits 	          1,244,665 	 7,454 	2.43% 	 1,380,508 	    7,721 	2.27% 
Time Deposits 	                                     800,509  	9,608 	4.87%     714,702 	    6,335 	3.59% 
    Total Savings and Time Deposits 	             2,045,174 	17,062 	3.38% 	 2,095,210 	   14,056 	2.72% 
Short-Term Borrowings                               	27,091 	   369 	5.52%  	  279,332 	    2,411 	3.50% 
Long-Term Borrowings 	                               35,000    	722 	8.37%   	  30,000 	      779 	10.53% 
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities 	          2,107,265 	18,153 	3.49% 	 2,404,542 	   17,246 	2.91% 
Rate Spread 	 	 	                                                    4.70% 	 	 	                   4.15% 
Non-Interest Bearing Deposits 	                     341,332 	 	 	              277,753 	 	 
Other Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities 	             25,897 	 	 	               39,000 	 	 
    Total Liabilities 	                           2,474,494 	 	 	            2,721,295 	 	 
 Stockholders' Equity 	                             262,625 	 	 	              235,450 	 	 
    Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 	 $2,737,119 	 	 	           $2,956,745 	 	 
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin 	 	              34,378 	5.36% 	 	             31,461 	4.56% 
Less: Tax Equivalent Basis Adjustment 	 	                      (526) 	 	 	                  (416) 	 
     Net Interest Income 	 	                                $33,852 	 	 	                 $31,045 	 



The above table has been prepared on a Taxable Equivalent Basis
</TABLE>

<PAGE>
ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Non-Interest Income

	Non-interest income, exclusive of net securities gains/(losses), was $5.1 
million for the 1995 first quarter, as compared to $5.0 million for the 
comparable prior year period.  Net securities gains were $98 thousand during
 the current period, as compared with net securities losses of $77 thousand 
for the comparable prior year period.

Non-Interest Expense

	Non-interest expense declined $2.6 million, or 12.9%, to $17.2 million 
during the 1995 first quarter when compared to $19.8 million during the 
comparable prior year period.  The decline is primarily the result of a 
$1.8 million decrease in other real estate expenses, and a $.8 million 
reduction in general and administrative expenses, resulting from the
post-merger integration of operations and the achievement of other 
efficiencies associated with the combination of certain product lines.

	The Registrant's core efficiency ratio, which represents the ratio of 
non-interest expense, net of other real estate expenses and other 
non-recurring charges, to net interest income, on a tax equivalent
 basis, and non-interest income net of securities gains and losses, 
improved to 43.09% for the 1995 first quarter as compared with 48.69% 
for the comparable prior year period.  This achievement occurred as 
core operating expense levels declined while net interest income and
 non-interest income improved.

Income Taxes

	The Registrant provides for income taxes under the asset and liability 
method.  Under this method, the Registrant is required to establish 
deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences 
between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the 
Registrant's assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates expected
 to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled.  A valuation 
allowance is to be established to reduce the deferred tax asset if it is 
"more likely than not" that some or all of the deferred tax asset will
not be realized.

	The Registrant's effective tax rate was 41.8% for the first quarter 
of 1995, as compared to 39.3% for the comparable prior year period.  
The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily attributable to 
the Registrant recognizing a decrease in its deferred tax valuation 
allowance during 1994.

Asset Quality

	The Registrant's loan portfolio is principally located in the metropolitan 
New York area.  The risk inherent in this portfolio is dependent not only 
upon regional and general economic stability which affects property values,
 but also the financial well-being and creditworthiness of the borrowers.  
The portfolio is concentrated in real estate related loans, comprising 83.1%
 of the portfolio at March 31, 1995.
	The following table delineates the composition of the Registrant's loan 
portfolio for the periods indicated (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 	                                    March 31,  1995 	December 31,  1994 	March 31,  1994 
<S>                                        <C>                 <C>              <C>

Mortgage Loans-Residential                  	$588,717 	          $598,711 	       $629,182 
Mortgage Loans-Multi-family 	                 559,695 	           524,167 	        429,822 
Mortgage Loans-Commercial 	                   347,110 	           340,157 	        341,182 
Commercial & Industrial 	                     236,076 	           241,544 	        251,364 
Consumer Loans 	                               78,378 	            72,098 	         60,864 
Land Loan 	                                    37,250 	            39,312 	         40,835 
Mortgage Loans-Construction 	                  12,800 	            15,477 	         22,791 
TOTAL 	                                    $1,860,026 	        $1,831,466 	     $1,776,040 
</TABLE>

<PAGE>	
ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Asset Quality (continued)

	Non-performing assets, which include loans ninety days past due and still 
accruing, non-accrual loans and other real estate, remained unchanged at 
$46.9 million at March 31, 1995 when compared to December 31, 1994 levels
 and declined $13.7 million when compared to $60.6 at March 31, 1994.  
Non-performing assets represent 1.71% of total assets at March 31, 1995
 and compare favorably to 1.73% at December 31, 1994 and 2.05% at 
March 31, 1994.

	The components of non-performing assets are delineated in the table below
 (in thousands):	
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          	March 31,  1995 	December 31,  1994 	March 31,  1994 
<S>         <C>        <S>                         <C>                 <C>              <C>
Loans 90 days Past Due & Still Accruing 	           $2,362 	            $1,597 	         $3,766 
Non-Accrual Loans 	                                 39,475 	            40,516 	         46,412 
   Non-Performing Loans 	                           41,837 	            42,113 	         50,178 
Other Real Estate Owned 	                            5,081 	             4,861 	         10,412 
   Non-Performing Assets 	                          46,918 	            46,974 	         60,590 
 	 	 	 
Restructured, Accruing Loans 	                     $38,980 	           $37,044 	        $42,919 
</TABLE>



	The adoption of SFAS 114 did not effect the level of non-performing 
assets as loans previously classified as in-substance foreclosures, 
and contained within the other real estate caption, are now classified
 within the non-accrual loans caption.  For a further discussion, refer 
to the Recent Accounting Developments section of this report.

	The provision for loan losses increased to $2.0 million for the 1995 
first quarter, from $1.7 million in the comparable prior year period. 
 Net charge-offs aggregated $1.4 million, or .32% of average loans, 
net of unearned income, on an annualized basis, for the 1995 first 
quarter, as compared with $2.8 million, or .63% of average loans, 
net of unearned income, on an annualized basis, for the 1994 first
 quarter.  The allowance for loan losses at March 31, 1995 was $50.6 
million, or 121.0% of non-performing loans, and 2.75% of loans, net of 
unearned income.  The allowance for loan losses at December 31, 1994 
was $50.1 million, or 118.9% of non-performing loans, 
and 2.76% of loans, net of unearned income.  The allowance for loan 
losses at March 31, 1994 was $55.9 million, or 111.3% of non-performing 
loans and 3.18% of loans, net of unearned income.

	Management determines what it deems to be the appropriate level of the 
Registrant's allowance for loan losses on an ongoing basis by reviewing 
individual loans within, as well as the composition of and trends in the
 loan portfolio.  Management considers, among other things, concentrations
 within segments of the loan portfolio, delinquency trends, as well as 
recent charge-off experience and third party evidentiary matter (such as 
appraisals) when assessing the degree of credit risk in the portfolio.  Various
appraisals and estimates of current value influence the estimation of the 
required allowance at any point in time.
While management uses available information to provide for possible loan 
losses, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on future 
changes in economic conditions.  In addition, various regulatory agencies, 
as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the 
Registrant's bank subsidiary's allowance for loan losses.  Such agencies 
may require the Registrant to recognize additions to the allowance based 
on their judgement of information available to them at the time of their 
examinations which may not be available now.  Based on the current economic
conditions,management considers the allowance at March 31, 1995 adequate to
 cover the possible risk of loss in the loan portfolio.

<PAGE>
ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Securities

	A)  Held-to-Maturity Securities

	Held-to-Maturity Securities are debt securities that the Registrant 
has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity and are stated
 at amortized cost.  At March 31, 1995, Securities Held-to-Maturity 
consisted of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 	 	                                                             Gross 	     Gross 	 
                                               	Amortized  	Unrealized 	Unrealized 	   Fair 
 	                                                   Cost 	      Gains 	  (Losses) 	   Value 
<S>                                              <C>              <C>    <C>        <C>
U.S. Government Agencies Obligations 	            $54,566 	          - 	  ($2,748) 	 $51,818 
State and Municipal Obligations 	                  60,587 	        267 	   (1,360) 	  59,494 
Mortgage-Backed Securities 	                      473,387 	        223 	  (18,302) 	 455,308 
TOTAL   	                                        $588,540 	       $490 	 ($22,410) 	$566,620 
</TABLE>

		
	B)  Available-for-Sale Securities

	Available-for-Sale Securities are debt and equity securities not 
classified as either securities held to maturity or trading securities
 and are stated at fair value.  At March 31, 1995, Securities 
Available-for-Sale consisted of the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 	 	                                                             Gross 	     Gross 	 
                                               	Amortized  	Unrealized 	Unrealized   	Fair 
                                                    	Cost       	Gains  	 (Losses) 	  Value 
<S>                                              <C>            <C>        <C>      <C>
U.S. Treasury 	                                   $20,007 	         $3 	     ($65)  $19,945 
Mortgage-Backed Securities 	                       98,104 	        170    	 (2,059) 	96,215 
Equity Securities 	                                24,709 	      1,083         	 - 	 25,792 
TOTAL   	                                        $142,820 	     $1,256    	($2,124) $141,952 
</TABLE>
			

	The amortized cost of Mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") included in 
both the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity categories was $571.5
 million at March 31, 1995, with an aggregate fair value of $551.5 
million, or a net pre-tax unrealized loss of $20.0 million.  This 
compares to securities with an amortized cost of $586.6 million and 
an aggregate fair value of $549.6 million or a net pre-tax unrealized 
loss of $37.0 million, at December 31, 1994.  The increase in fair value 
reflects the favorable impact of lower market interest rates during the 
first quarter of 1995.   The Registrant's mortgage-backed securities 
are principally fixed rate and the value of these instruments moves in 
an inverse relationship to interest rates.

	Mortgage-backed securities classified as held-to-maturity included 
$90.7 million in collateralized mortgage obligations at March 31, 1995.
  Mortgage-backed securities classified as available-for-sale included 
$1.1 million in collateralized mortgage obligations at March 31, 1995.

	The prepayment of mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized 
mortgage obligations, is actively monitored through the Registrant's 
portfolio management function.  The Registrant typically invests in MBS's
 with stable cash flows and relatively short duration, thereby limiting 
the impact of interest rate fluctuations on the portfolio.  Management
 regularly performs simulation testing to assess the impact that interest 
and market rate changes would have on its MBS's portfolio.

	At March 31, 1995, securities carried at $214.9 million were pledged 
for various purposes as required by law and to secure securities sold 
under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings.
	
<PAGE>
ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Capital

	The Federal Reserve Board has formal capital guidelines which bank 
holding companies are required to meet.  The risk based capital 
guidelines are designed to make regulatory capital requirements 
more sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banks and 
bank holding companies to account for off-balance sheet exposure 
and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid assets. Under 
these guidelines, assets and off-balance sheet items are assigned 
to broad risk categories, each with appropriate weights. The resulting capital
ratios represent capital as a percentage of total risk weighted assets and off
balance sheet items.  The guidelines currently require all bank holding 
companies to maintain a minimum ratio of total risk based capital to total
risk weighted assets of 8.00%, including a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital
to risk weighted assets of 4.00%.

	The following table sets forth the Registrant's regulatory capital 
as of March 31, 1995 under the rules applicable at such date.  At 
such date the Registrant was in compliance with all applicable 
regulatory requirements.
(dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
 	                                             Amount 	        Ratio 
<S>                                        <C>                 <C>  
Tier 1 Capital 	                             $251,283 	        15.84% 
Regulatory Requirement 	                       63,456 	         4.00% 
Excess 	                                      187,827 	        11.84% 
 	 	 
Total Risk Adjusted Capital 	                 271,494 	        17.11% 
Regulatory Requirement 	                      126,912 	         8.00% 
Excess 	                                     $144,582 	         9.11% 
 	 	 
Risk Weighted Assets 	                     $1,586,400 	 
</TABLE>


	The Registrant's leverage ratio at March 31, 1995 was 9.25%.  
The Tier I, total risk based and leverage capital ratios of the
 Registrant's bank subsidiary, were 16.17%, 17.45%, and 9.41%, 
respectively, at March 31, 1995.

	The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act ("FDICIA") became effective 
December 19, 1991.  FDICIA substantially revised the depository institution 
regulatory and funding provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and 
makes revisions to several other banking statutes.  Among other things, 
FDICIA requires the federal banking regulators to take prompt corrective
 action on depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital 
requirements.  FDICIA establishes five categories: "well capitalized", 
"adequately capitalized", "undercapitalized", "significantly undercapitalized"
and "critically undercapitalized".  Under the regulations, a "well capitalized"
 institution has a minimum total risk based capital to total risk weighted 
assets of at least 10%, a minimum Tier I capital to total risk weighted 
assets of 6%, a minimum leverage ratio of at least 5% and is not subject 
to any written order, agreement or directive.  The Registrant and its bank 
subsidiary are considered well capitalized.

	On March 28, 1995, the Registrant's Board of Directors declared a 
quarterly cash dividend of 12.5 cents per share, a 25% increase over 
the 10.0 cents declared in the previous quarter.  The dividend is 
payable May 15, 1995 to shareholders of record at the close of 
business April 25, 1995.









<PAGE>
ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

Liquidity

	The objective of the Registrant's liquidity management is to ensure 
the availability of sufficient resources to meet all financial commitments 
and to capitalize on opportunities for business expansion.  Liquidity 
management addresses the Registrant's ability to meet deposit withdrawals 
either on demand or contractual maturity, to repay other borrowings as 
they mature and to make new loans and investments as opportunities arise.

	The Registrant's sources of liquidity include dividends from its 
subsidiaries, borrowings, and funds available through the capital 
markets.  Dividends from the Registrant's bank subsidiary are limited 
by New York State Banking Department regulations to the current year's 
earnings plus the prior two years' retained net profits.  According to 
the parameters of this regulation, the Bank had $67.2 million of retained 
earnings available for dividends to the Registrant as of March 31, 1995.

	The Bank has numerous sources of liquidity including loan and security 
principal repayments and maturities, lines of credit with other financial 
institutions, the ability to borrow under repurchase agreements utilizing 
its unpledged securities portfolio, the sale of securities from its 
available for sale portfolio, the securitization of loans within the 
portfolio, whole loan sales and growth in its core deposit base.

	In addition, the Bank has the ability, as a member of the Federal Home 
Loan Bank ("FHLB") system, to borrow approximately $320 million on a 
secured basis, utilizing mortgage related loans and securities as 
collateral, for a term ranging from one day to ten years at both 
fixed and variable rates.  As of March 31, 1995, the Bank had $10 
million in such advances, with an original maturity of greater than one year.

	The Registrant's liquidity position is monitored on a daily basis to 
ensure the maintenance of an optimum level and the most cost efficient
 use of available funds.  Management believes that the Registrant has 
sufficient liquidity to meet its operating requirements.


Other Matters

	Great Neck Bancorp Acquisition

	In January 1995, the Registrant announced that it had entered into an 
agreement to acquire Great Neck Bancorp. ("Great Neck") for cash 
consideration of approximately $6.5 million.  Great Neck is the parent 
company of Bank of Great Neck, a Long Island based commercial bank.  
The total assets to be acquired approximate $110 million exclusive of 
certain designated assets aggregating approximately $15 million which 
will be retained by the selling shareholders.  The transaction, which 
will be accounted for as a purchase, is subject to regulatory approval 
and is expected to close in the second quarter of 1995.








	






<PAGE>
SIGNATURES






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







Date:  May  12 , 1995 	                          /s/  Daniel M. Healy           
		                                                    Daniel M. Healy
		                                               Executive Vice President &
		                                                 Chief Financial Officer
























                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1
                  [NORTH FORK BANK LETTERHEAD]
March 31, 1994



Ms. Mindy Butler
32 Cottontail Road
Melville, New York  11747

Dear Ms. Butler:

As a result of our many conversations over the past few months, I am pleased to
outline the offer made to you orally last week on behalf of North Fork Bank.

We propose to hire you for the position of Executive Vice President, Chief
Lending Officer of North Fork Bank at an annual salary of $225,000.00.  You will
become a participant in the senior management bonus pool for which you will be
paid not less than $50,000.00 for the first year ending December 31, 1994.  In
addition to the cash consideration, you will be granted 20,000 options to
purchase North Fork Bancorporation stock at the average of the bid and ask price
on the day you begin your employment.  These options have a ten year duration 
and are exercisable by you at any time during the period.  Additionally, you 
will be
provided with a grant of 5,000 restricted shares of North Fork Bancorporation
stock.  They shall vest to you one-third in the third, one-third in the fourth
and one-third in the fifth year of your employment with the company.  The voting
rights and dividends on these common shares will be transferred to you
immediately upon your employment.  As we discussed, you will also be provided
with an automobile of your choice to be selected from a list of automobile
dealers to be given to you upon acceptance of this agreement.

If your employment is involuntarily terminated (other than for cause) or if a
change in the effective control of North Fork Bank occurs at any time during the
first year of your employment, you will receive severance equal to the balance
of the first year's salary plus two additional years salary.  If that same
situation should occur at any time during the second through the fifth years of
your employment, you will receive severance equal to the balance of the current
year's salary and one additional year.

For your convenience, I have enclosed a packet of documentation explaining the
rest of our benefit programs.  Should you have any questions, please feel free
to call Karen Seelig, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at our Mattituck
location.

Very truly yours,

/s/ John Adam Kanas

John Adam Kanas

JAK:km
Enclosure

                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                   CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENT


     CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of December 20,
1994, between North Fork Bancorporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its
principal place of business at 9025 Main Road, Mattituck, New York 11952 (the
"Company"), and         [NAME]     , an executive of the Company (the
"Executive").
     WHEREAS, the Executive is presently serving as   [EXECUTIVE OFFICER
POSITION OR POSITIONS]   of the Company and is providing valuable services to
the Company and its subsidiaries; and
     WHEREAS, the Executive has requested certain assurances in the event of
a change in control of the Company during the term of his employment by the
Company; and
     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to create an environment which will
encourage the Executive to render best efforts on the Company's behalf in the
event such a change in control occurs or is proposed; and
     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has
approved and authorized the negotiation, delivery and execution of this
Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, the Company and the Executive
hereby agree as follows:
     1.   Term of Agreement.  This Agreement shall commence on the date
hereof and shall continue in effect until the earlier of:
         (i)   the normal expiration date, which shall be the third
     anniversary of the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that
     commencing on the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement, and
     annually on such month and day in each succeeding year thereafter (the
     "Renewal Date"), the normal expiration date for purposes of this
     subsection (i) shall automatically be modified and extended to become
     the third anniversary of such Renewal Date, unless at least sixty (60)
     days prior to any such Renewal Date the Board, upon the affirmative vote
     of a majority of its members, shall have voted not to renew this
     Agreement, in which event the normal expiration date for purposes of
     this subsection (i) shall not be further extended but shall remain the
     normal expiration date in effect at the time of such non-renewal; or 
          (ii) the date of discontinuation of the employment of the
     Executive with the Company and its subsidiaries, including by virtue of
     the death, disability, retirement at normal retirement age, voluntary
     resignation, or termination for any cause or no cause of the Executive;
provided, however, that if a Change in Control of the Company shall occur
prior to the normal expiration date under (i) above or the date of
discontinuation of employment under (ii) above, the provisions of Section 2
shall apply and this Agreement shall not expire until completion of the
Exercise Period as defined in Section 2 and the performance by the Company of
the last obligation required to be performed by it under Section 2.
     2.   Severance Compensation.
     (a)  If a Change in Control (as defined in subsection (c) below) shall
occur during the term of this Agreement and, at any time during the period
beginning on the date of the Change in Control and ending on the date which is
two (2) years after the date of Change in Control (the "Exercise Period"), the
employment of the Executive with the Company and its subsidiaries is
terminated, either because the Executive voluntarily elects to terminate such
employment or because the Executive is involuntarily terminated by the Company
or its subsidiaries, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive from the
Company, and the Company shall deliver to the Executive, within thirty (30)
days after the effective date of such voluntary or involuntary termination of
employment, a lump sum cash payment (the "Severance Payment") in an amount
equal to:
          (i)  299% of the "base amount" of the Executive's compensation at
     the time of such Change in Control (as defined in and determined under
     Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), as the
     same may be amended from time to time), minus 
         (ii)  the present value of all other payments and benefits
     received or receivable by the Executive from the Company or its
     subsidiaries, under any other contract or plan, that are contingent upon
     such Change in Control within the meaning of and as calculated pursuant
     to Section 280G of the Code, exclusive of (y) any payments received or
     receivable by the Executive under the Company's Performance Plan (or any
     successor thereof), and (z) the value, determined in accordance with
     Section 280G, of any acceleration, incident to or in connection with
     such Change in Control, of the exercisability of any options or rights
     to acquire stock of the Company or any securities related to or
     derivative of the stock of the Company or the market price or other
     value thereof, or of the vesting of any restricted shares of stock of
     the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, the
Executive shall not be entitled to receive any Severance Payment or any other
benefits under this Agreement following a Change in Control if the Company
shall terminate the Executive for Cause as defined in (and limited by) by
Section 3 of this Agreement.
     (b)  For purposes of Section 2(a) above, the Executive shall be deemed
to have been involuntarily terminated by the Company or its subsidiaries other
than for Cause immediately following a Change in Control, if a Change in
Control occurs and, prior to such Change in Control, the Executive's
employment with the Company or its subsidiaries has been terminated at the
direction or upon the recommendation or urging of any entity unaffiliated with
the Company that is a party to any transaction relating to or constituting
such Change in Control or any person, including an executive officer or
director, in a position of authority with respect to any such entity.  In such
event, this Agreement shall be deemed not to have expired for purposes of
Section 1 upon the termination of the Executive's employment before the Change
in Control.
     (c)  For purposes of this Section 2, a "Change in Control" of the
Company shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first date that any of the
following events occurs:
          (i)  There shall be consummated (A) a consolidation, merger or
     stock-for-stock exchange involving either the Company or the securities
     of the Company, in which the persons holding all voting securities of
     the Company immediately prior to such consummation own, as a group,
     immediately after such consummation, voting securities of the Company
     (or, if the Company does not survive such transaction, voting securities
     of the corporation surviving such transaction which issued securities to
     such group in such transaction) having less than fifty percent (50%) of
     the total voting power in an election of directors of the Company (or
     such other surviving corporation), excluding securities received by any
     members of such group which represent disproportionate percentage
     increases in their shareholdings vis-a-vis the other members of such
     group, or (B) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one
     transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially
     all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated
     basis, to a party which is not controlled by or under common control
     with the Company;
         (ii)  Any individual, corporation (other than the Company),
     partnership, trust, association, pool, syndicate or any other entity or
     any group of persons acting in concert becomes the beneficial owner as
     that concept is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and
     Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the
     result of any one or more securities transactions (including gifts and
     stock repurchases, but excluding transactions described in subsection
     (i) above), of securities of the Company possessing twenty-five percent
     (25%) or more of the voting power for the election of directors of the
     Company; or
        (iii)  "Approved Directors" shall constitute less than a majority
     of the entire Board of Directors of the Company, with "Approved
     Directors" defined to mean the members of the Board of Directors of the
     Company as of the date of this Agreement and any subsequently elected
     members of such Board who shall be nominated or approved by a majority
     of the Approved Directors on the Board prior to such election.
     (d)  The Executive shall not be required, as a condition to receiving
the Severance Payment provided for under Section 2(a) hereof, to forfeit any
right to receive amounts or distributions under, or to forfeit any
participation in, any plan or program of the Company in effect at the time of
such termination of employment (including broad-based severance plans of the
Company), or to mitigate the amount of any such Severance Payment by seeking
other employment or gainful pursuit following the termination of his
employment with the Company.  The Company shall not be permitted to offset
against the amount of any such Severance Payment, except as specifically
permitted in the calculation thereof under Section 2(a)(ii) or as further
provided in Section 2(h) hereof, the amount of (w) any compensation or income
earned by the Executive as the result of his subsequent employment by any
other employer or subsequent self-employment, (x) the amount of any retirement
insurance or similar benefits subsequently received by the Executive, (y) the
amount of any payments previously or subsequently made by the Company or its
subsidiaries to the Executive or persons or entities affiliated with the
Executive for services rendered or goods provided, or (z) any amounts owed or
payable or claimed to be owed or payable by the Executive to the Company or
any affiliate of the Company.
     (e)  Regardless of any Severance Payment made to the Executive under
Section 2(a) of this Agreement following the termination of the Executive's
employment, in the event the Company shall have committed any breach of any
other agreement or contract with the Executive, the Company also shall pay to
the Executive any and all damages resulting from such breach, including
liquidated damages, if so provided under the relevant agreement or contract.
     (f)  Regardless of any Severance Payment made to the Executive under
Section 2(a) of this Agreement following the termination of the Executive's
employment, the Company also shall pay to the Executive following such
termination of employment any amounts or benefits then payable or
distributable to the Executive under any employee stock plan or agreement, any
supplemental executive retirement plan or agreement, and any other employee
benefit plan or agreement.
     (g)  The status of the Executive or any individual related to the
Executive as a participant in any individual or group health or insurance plan
or program of the Company or its subsidiaries in which the Executive was
participating as of the date of termination of employment of the Executive
shall not be affected by any Severance Payment made to the Executive under
Section 2(a) of this Agreement.
     (h)  If the Executive becomes entitled to receive payment of any amount
under Section 2(a) of this Agreement that, in and of itself or in conjunction
with any other amounts paid or payable to the Executive (whether by the
Company or otherwise) following or in connection with such Change in Control,
would, if paid, be considered an "excess parachute payment" as defined in
Section 280G of the Code, then such payment hereunder will be reduced in
amount to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to ensure that such
payment, when paid, will no longer be considered such an "excess parachute
payment," excluding, however, for purposes of all calculations under this
Section 2(h), those payments and values excluded under Sections 2(a)(ii)(y)
and (z), above.
     3.   Termination For Cause.  Following a Change in Control, the Company
may terminate the Executive's employment under this Agreement for "Cause" upon
ten (10) days' written notice, and in such event, the Executive will not be
entitled to receipt of any Severance Payment or any other benefits
specifically provided under this Agreement.  During such ten days written
notice period, the Executive may not voluntarily terminate his employment. 
Termination for "Cause" for purposes of this Section 3 shall mean termination
of the employment of the Executive by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire
Board of Directors of the Company or the entire board of directors of the
particular subsidiary of the Company employing the Executive, expressly for
one or more of the following causes, as evidenced in a certified resolution of
such Board:
          (i)  willful misconduct by the Executive that is materially
     injurious to the financial condition of the Company or the particular
     subsidiary; or
         (ii)  conviction of the Executive with no further possibility of
     appeal of a felony under applicable state or federal banking or
     financial institution laws, or the agreement of the Executive to plead
     guilty to any such felony; or
        (iii)  failure by the Executive adequately to perform the duties of
     the Executive, as communicated to the Executive with specificity by a
     senior corporate authority (which, in the case of the Chief Executive
     Officer, shall be the Board of Directors), after express notice of such
     failure to perform and a 30-day opportunity to cure such failure.
     4.   Benefits Following Change in Control.  Following a Change in
Control of the Company, pending termination of the Executive's employment or
expiration of the Exercise Period:
         (i)   The Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company
     or its subsidiaries such personal or group health and insurance benefits
     as the Executive may have been receiving as of the date of the Change in
     Control;
        (ii)  The Executive shall be entitled to participate in and/or
     receive allocations under any and all employee benefit plans or programs
     or employee stock purchase plans or programs as are being maintained by
     the Company or its subsidiaries as of the date of the Change in Control
     and which cover or permit participation by key employees such as the
     Executive; and
         (iii) The Executive shall be entitled to continue to receive such
     other benefits, goods or services as are being received by the Executive
     as of the date of the Change in Control, including any additional
     insurance coverage then being received and any access to Company-owned
     or -leased vehicles and Company-funded club memberships as is then being
     provided.
     5.   Non-competition.  If the Executive receives a Severance Payment
under Section 2(a), the Executive shall not, during the one (1) year period
following receipt of such Severance Payment, without the express prior
approval of the Board, become an officer, employee, agent, partner or director
of, or serve as a consultant for, any other business in substantial
competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any one or more
geographical areas (no such individual area being larger than a county) in
which the Company or such subsidiary is then conducting material business.  It
is the intention of the parties to restrict the activities of the Executive
under this Section 5 only to the extent necessary for the protection of the
legitimate business interests of the Company.
     6.   Indemnification.  The Company shall indemnify the Executive from
and against all legal fees and expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by
the Executive in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by the
Executive or the Company for the enforcement, performance or construction of
this Agreement, unless the Executive shall have been wholly unsuccessful, on
the merits or otherwise, in such action, suit or proceeding.  Upon obtaining
appropriate assurances of repayment, where appropriate, the Company may
advance such fees and expenses to the Executive to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
     7.   Withholding.  Any amount to be distributed to or on behalf of the
Executive as a Severance Payment under this Agreement will be reduced by the
amount, if any, required to be withheld by the Company or its subsidiaries
pursuant to any governmental law or regulation with respect to taxes or
similar provisions.
     8.   Amendment; Waiver; Termination.  No amendment, modification or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in a
writing signed by the party against whom such provision as amended or modified
or such waiver is sought to be enforced.  Failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any of the terms or conditions of the Agreement shall not be
deemed a waiver of such term or condition.  This Agreement shall terminate as
provided in Section 1 hereof or upon earlier agreement of the parties;
provided, however, that Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement shall survive such
termination for one (1) and five (5) years, respectively.
     9.   Successors; Binding Agreement.  This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. 
The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
acquisition, merger, consolidation, corporate reorganization or otherwise) to
all or substantially all the assets or the business of the Company to
expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to
the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such
succession had taken place.  In the event the Executive shall die after
becoming entitled to receive, but prior to receiving, any Severance Payment or
any other amounts or benefits receivable hereunder, payment thereof shall be
made by the Company to the beneficiary designated by the Executive to receive
such amounts hereunder or, if none such, to the beneficiary designated by the
Executive for purposes of the group life insurance plan of the Company in
which the Executive shall have participated at the time of termination of
employment or, if none such, to the estate of the Executive.
     10.  State Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
     11.  Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision
of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect to
the maximum extent permitted by law.
     12.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts.
     13.  Notices.  Any communication to a party required or permitted under
this Agreement, including any notice, direction, designation, consent,
instruction, objection or waiver, shall be in writing and deemed to have been
given at such time as it is delivered personally, or five (5) days after
mailing if mailed, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, addressed to such party at the address listed below or at 
such other address as one such party may by written notice specify to the
other party:
          If to the Company:

               North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.
               9025 Route 25
               Mattituck, New York  11952
               Attn:  Corporate Secretary

          If to the Executive:

               [NAME]
               [ADDRESS]
               
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties
hereto as of the date and year first above written.
                              "EXECUTIVE"


                                                                 
                                        [NAME]

                              NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.


                              By:                                
                                        [NAME]
                                        [TITLE]



Exibit 11
COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE
March 31, 1995
(Unaudited)




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	            THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                        	March 31, 1995 	March 31, 1994 
<S>                                         <C>              <C>
Net Income                                 	$11,499,834     	$8,771,087 
 	 	 
Common Equivalent Shares: 	 	 
 	 	 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding 	23,754,513 	     22,455,369 
Weighted Average Common Equivalent Shares (a) 	397,518 	      1,369,319 
Weighted Average Common and Common 
Equivalent Shares 	                         24,152,031      	23,824,688 
 	 	 
Net Income per Common Equivalent Share 	          0.48            	0.37 
 	 	 
(a) Consists of warrants and options 	 	 
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