CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report, dated January 18, 2000,
except for note 2(a) and (b), and note 18, which is as of
March 10, 2000 incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.,
dated June 16, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of income, cash flows, changes in stockholders'
equity, and comprehensive income for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which report is
included in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of North
Fork Bancorporation, Inc. and has been incorporated by
reference in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K
of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
June 16, 2000
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