New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Chairman, President, & CEO Joseph R. Ficalora to...

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Chairman, President, & CEO Joseph R. Ficalora to Present at Lehman Brothers Conference on September 9, 2008 at 2:30 P.M. (ET)

WESTBURY, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB) today announced that
its chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Joseph R.
Ficalora, will participate in the Lehman Brothers Global Financial
Services Conference to be held in New York City on Tuesday, September
9, 2008. During his presentation, which is scheduled to begin at 2:30
p.m. Eastern Time, Mr. Ficalora will discuss the Company's financial
performance and business model, including its focus on multi-family
lending, asset quality, efficiency, and its growth-through-acquisition
strategy.

A simultaneous webcast of the presentation, including any
questions and answers, will be available at the Company's web site,
www.myNYCB.com. A replay of the webcast will be available within 24
hours of the presentation's conclusion, and will be archived at the
Company's web site, together with the accompanying PowerPoint slides,
through October 7, 2008.

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is the $31.1 billion holding
company for New York Community Bank and New York Commercial Bank, and
a leading producer of multi-family loans for portfolio in New York
City. With 179 offices serving customers in New York City, Long
Island, and Westchester County in New York, and Essex, Hudson, Mercer,
Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union counties in New Jersey, New York
Community Bank is the fourth largest thrift depository in its market.
Reflecting the growth of the franchise through a series of
acquisitions, the Community Bank currently operates through six local
divisions: Queens County Savings Bank, Roslyn Savings Bank, Richmond
County Savings Bank, Roosevelt Savings Bank, Synergy Bank, and Garden
State Community Bank. New York Commercial Bank currently has 38
branches serving Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Westchester County, and
Long Island, including 19 branches of Atlantic Bank. Additional
information about New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and its bank
subsidiaries is available at www.myNYCB.com and
www.NewYorkCommercialBank.com.

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
Ilene A. Angarola, 516-683-4420
Executive Vice President & Director, Investor Relations

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