Astoria Financial 10-K 2009 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Astoria Financial Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of Astoria Financial Corporation on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-86248, 33-86250, 33-98500, 333-36807, 333-64895, 333-113745, 333-113785, 333-130544 and 333-147580), Form S-4 (Nos. 333-101694, 333-29901, 333-58897 and 333-30792) and Form S-3 (No. 33-98532) of our reports dated February 26, 2010 with respect to (i) the consolidated statements of financial condition of Astoria Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, and (ii) the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, which reports appear in the December 31, 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Astoria Financial Corporation.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

February 26, 2010