Exhibit 24

                              POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned persons do hereby appoint Robert M. Leonard or Robert T.
Cushing as a true and lawful Attorney In Fact for the sole purpose of
affixing their signatures to the 2005 Annual Report (Form 10-K) of TrustCo
Bank Corp NY to the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ Joseph Lucarelli                            /s/ Robert J. McCormick
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Joseph Lucarelli                                Robert J. McCormick


/s/ Thomas O. Maggs                             /s/ William D. Powers
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Thomas O. Maggs                                 William D. Powers


/s/ Anthony J. Marinello                        /s/ William J. Purdy
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Dr. Anthony J. Marinello                        William J. Purdy


/s/ Robert A. McCormick
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Robert A. McCormick




Sworn to before me this 15th day of February 2006.


/s/ Joan Clark
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Notary Public


Joan Clark
Notary Public, State of New York
Qualified in Albany County
No. 01CL4822282
Commission Expires Nov. 30, 2006