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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements of our report dated May 5, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Independence Community Bank Corp., included in the Form
10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000:
Form S-8 No. 333-50987, pertaining to the Independence Community Bank
401(K) Savings Plan in RSI Retirement Trust
Form S-8 No. 333-70455, pertaining to the 1998 Stock Option Plan
Form S-8 No. 333-85981, pertaining to the Stock Options Assumed in
Acquisition of Broad National Bancorporation
Form S-8 No. 333-95767, pertaining to the Stock Options Assumed in
Acquisition of Statewide Financial Corp.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
June 23, 2000
