Edgar Filing: NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

KUPFERBERG MAX L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC [NYB]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

615 MERRICK AVENUE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/23/2006

(Street)

WESTBURY, NY 11590

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/23/2006		W		106,663	D	$ 0	703,337 ⁽¹⁾	I	Trustee for KPT
Common Stock	10/11/2007		W		203,077	D	$ 0	770,260 ⁽¹⁾	I	Trustee for KRT
Common Stock								885,484	D
Common Stock								62,221	I	As Administrator of HK IRA Rollover
Common Stock								536,377	I	As Partner
Common Stock								1,105,821	I	As shareholder of the Max K One LLC
Common Stock								185,777	I	By Kupferberg Foundation
Common Stock								28,100	I	By Max Kupferberg 2006 GRAT
Common Stock								28,100	I	By Selma Kupferberg 2006 GRAT
Common Stock								173,289	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								97,288	I	Max & Selma Kupferberg Foundation
Common Stock								7,666	I	Trustee for EW of JK FBO LC
Common Stock								7,666	I	Trustee for EW of JK FBO MK
Common Stock								280,000	I	Trustee for GST
Common Stock								65,389	I	Trustee for JK NEM Trust
Common Stock								62,221	I	Trustee for KK NEM Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 15.41

07/24/2002⁽²⁾

01/24/2012

Common Stock

216,000

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.85

07/24/2003⁽³⁾

07/24/2012

Common Stock

45,333

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KUPFERBERG MAX L 615 MERRICK AVENUE WESTBURY, NY 11590	X

Signatures

By: /s/ Ilene A. Angarola, Power of Attorney		11/21/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Disposition of shares due to the death of a beneficiary of the trust. In addition, on May 1, 2007, KPT transferred 703,337 shares to KRT, leaving a 0 share balance in the KPT.
(2)	Stock Options automatically granted pursuant to the reload feature of the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (''NYCB'') 1997 Stock Option Plan that were exercisable on July 24, 2002.
(3)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan vest in equal installments beginning on July 24, 2003 and were fully vested and exercisable as of July 24, 2005.

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