1st Century Bancshares (FCTY) 10-Q 2009 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION*

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of 1st Century Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigneds hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of the undersigneds’ knowledge that:

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: August 12, 2009	/s/ Alan I. Rothenberg.
	Alan I. Rothenberg
	Chairman of the Board and
	Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 12, 2009	/s/ Jason P. DiNapoli.
	Jason P. DiNapoli
	President and Chief Operating Officer
Date: August 12, 2009	/s/ Jason P. DiNapoli.
	Jason P. DiNapoli
	Principal Financial Officer

* A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.