615 MERRICK AVENUE, WESTBURY, NY 11590
516-683-4570 Fax # 516-683-8344 www.myNYCB.com
Thomas R .Cangemi
Senior Executive Vice President
& Chief Financial Officer
May 26, 2010
Via EDGAR
Sharon M. Blume
Assistant Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2010
Sec File No. 001-31565
Dear Ms. Blume:
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. respectfully requests an extension until Monday, June 14, 2010 to respond to the Staff’s comment letter dated May 21, 2010 with respect to the above referenced filings.
Please contact the undersigned at (516) 683-4014 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Thomas R. Cangemi
Thomas R. Cangemi
Senior Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
cc: Lindsay Bryan, SEC Staff Accountant