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                                  EXHIBIT 23.2

                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The Board of Directors
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") of our reports dated
March 15, 2005, relating to the consolidated statements of condition of New York
Community Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and
the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes
in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2004, management's assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2004, which reports appear in the December 31, 2004 Annual Report, which is
incorporated by reference in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2004, which is incorporated by reference in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8.

Our report dated March 15, 2005, on management's assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, expresses our opinion
that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2004 because of the effect of a material weakness
on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria and contains an
explanatory paragraph that states: As of December 31, 2004, the Company did not
employ sufficient personnel with adequate technical skills relative to
accounting for income taxes. In addition, the Company's income tax accounting
policies and procedures did not provide for effective supervisory review of
income tax accounting amounts and analyses, and the related recordkeeping
activities.



/s/ KPMG LLP


New York, New York
January 6, 2006