Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
TrustCo Bank Corp NY:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements
Form S-8 (No. 33-60409), Form S-8 (No. 333-78811), Form S-8 (No. 333-115689),
Form S-8 (No. 333-115674), Form S-3 (No. 333-99687) and Form S-3 (No.
333-123988) of TrustCo Bank Corp NY and subsidiaries of our reports dated
February 24, 2006, with respect to the consolidated statements of condition
of TrustCo Bank Corp NY and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004,
and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2005, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2005 which reports appear in the December 31, 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K
of TrustCo Bank Corp NY.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Albany, New York
March 8, 2006