TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y, S-4/A, EX-23.(A), 2000-08-10

TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y
S-4/A, EX-23.(A), 2000-08-10
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                                  Exhibit 23(a)

                          Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
TrustCo Bank Corp NY

We consent to incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of TrustCo Bank Corp NY related to the
proposed acquisition of Cohoes Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated January 18,
2000, relating to the consolidated statements of condition of TrustCo Bank Corp
NY and subsidiary as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears
in the 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K of TrustCo Bank Corp NY.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Albany, New York
August 8, 2000