SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 1998
                                                          (August 18, 1998)


                              TrustCo Bank Corp NY

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    New York
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                               0-10592 14-1630287
           (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                 192 Erie Boulevard, Schenectady, New York 12305
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 377-3311







TrustCo Bank Corp NY


Item 5.           Other Events

                  A press  release  was issued on August 18,  1998,  declaring a
                  quarterly cash dividend of $0.275 per share,  payable  October
                  1,  1998,  and  the  issuance  of a  15%  stock  split,  to be
                  distributed  on  November  13,  1998.  Attached  is the  press
                  release labeled as exhibit 99(a).




Item 7            (c) Exhibits


                  Reg S-K Exhibit No.                Description

                           99(a)                     Press  release dated August
                                                     18,   1998,   declaring   a
                                                     quarterly  cash dividend of
                                                     $0.275 per  share,  payable
                                                     October  1,  1998,  and the
                                                     issuance  of  a  15%  stock
                                                     split, to be distributed on
                                                     November 13, 1998.







                                   SIGNATURES




      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




Date: August 18, 1998

                                   TrustCo Bank Corp NY
                                   (Registrant)
                               
                                   By:/s/Robert T. Cushing
                                      ---------------------
                                      Robert T. Cushing
                                      Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial Officer






                                 Exhibits Index


The following exhibits are filed herewith:


Reg S-K Exhibit No.        Description                          Page
- ------------------         ----------------------------         ----
 99(a)                     Press release dated August 18,         5
                           1998,  declaring a quarterly 
                           cash dividend of $0.275 per
                           share,  payable October 1,
                           1998,  and the issuing of a
                           15% stock  split,  to be 
                           distributed  on November 13,
                           1998.






Exhibit 99(a)

TRUSTCO
Bank Corp NY                                        News Release
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
192 Erie Boulevard, Schenectady, New York, 12305
(518) 377-3311 Fax: (518) 381-3668

Subsidiary:  Trustco Bank

Contact: William F. Terry
                    Senior Vice President and Secretary
                    518-381-3611

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

         TRUSTCO DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND AND STOCK SPLIT

Schenectady, New York - August 18, 1998


On August 18, 1998 the Board of  Directors  of the Company  declared a quarterly
dividend of $0.275 per share,  payable  October 1, 1998, to the  shareholders of
record at the close of business on September 11, 1998.

The Company  also  announced  that its Board of  Directors  approved a 15% stock
split.  The  additional  shares are to be  distributed  on November  13, 1998 to
shareholders  of  record on  October  23,  1998.  The  Board of  Directors  also
expressed its intent to maintain its $1.10 annual dividend rate per share.

TrustCo is a $2.4 billion bank holding company and through its subsidiary  bank,
Trustco  Bank,  National  Association,  operates  52  bank  offices  in  Albany,
Columbia,  Greene,  Rensselaer,  Saratoga,  Schenectady,  Warren, and Washington
counties.  In addition,  the bank operates a full service Trust  Department with
$1.17  billion of assets  under  management.  The common  shares of TrustCo  are
traded on the Nasdaq  National  Market tier of the Nasdaq Stock Market under the
symbol TRST.

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