UNITED STATES
                       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): October 31, 1998
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                          ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



            Delaware                      0-22228              11-3170868
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(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)



       One Astoria Federal Plaza, Lake Success, New York 11042-1085
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        (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (516) 327-3000
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                                      None
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        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






                          ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                    Form 8-K
                                 Current Report


Item 5.          Other Events.

The  acquisition  of Long  Island  Bancorp,  Inc.  ("LIB") by Astoria  Financial
Corporation  (the  "Company")  was  consummated  after the close of  business on
September 30, 1998 in a transaction accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. The
publication  of  these  unaudited  financial  results  is in  accordance  with a
provision of the  Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the 2nd day of April,
1998,  as amended by and  between the Company  and LIB,  that  provides  for the
publication by the Company of unaudited financial results, including at least 30
days of post-merger  combined  results of operations  pursuant to Securities and
Exchange Commission  Accounting Series Release No. 135. The following represents
an Unaudited Condensed  Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition, a Summary
of Operations and other Selected  Financial  Information as of and for the month
ended October 31, 1998:


       Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
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                                                          As of October 31, 1998
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       Assets                                                  (In Thousands)
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       Cash and due from banks and federal
          funds sold                                             $    228,832
       Securities available-for-sale                                7,448,066
       Securities held-to-maturity                                  2,405,417
       Loans held-for-sale                                            208,481
       Loans receivable held for investment                         8,574,200
            Less allowance for loan losses                            (73,193)
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            Loans receivable held for investment, net               8,501,007
       Premises and equipment                                         143,358
       Premises and equipment held-for-sale                            15,969
       Mortgage servicing rights, net                                  44,561
       Goodwill                                                       250,319
       Other assets                                                   279,438
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          Total Assets                                            $19,525,448
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       Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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       Liabilities:
          Deposits                                                $ 9,668,557
          Borrowed funds                                            8,041,228
          Accrued expenses and other liabilities                      377,427
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       Total Liabilities                                           18,087,212
       Stockholders' equity                                         1,438,236
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          Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity              $19,525,448
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            Summary of Operations for the Month Ended October 31, 1998
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                    (Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data)

     Total interest income                                         $106,551
     Total interest expense                                          69,205
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     Net interest income                                             37,346
     Provision for loan losses  (1)                                   5,632
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     Net interest income after provision
       for loan losses                                               31,714
     Non-interest income                                              4,946
     Non-interest expense  (2)                                      142,184
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     Loss before income tax benefit                                (105,524)
     Income tax benefit                                              23,168
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     Net loss                                                       (82,356)
     Preferred dividend declared                                       (500)
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     Net loss to common shareholders                              $ (82,856)
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                          ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                         Selected Financial Information
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                             As of October 31, 1998
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                    (Dollars In Thousands, Except Share Data)


     Total common shares outstanding                              54,670,807
     Non-performing assets                                           $91,772
     Non-performing loans                                            $75,694
     Non-performing assets/total assets                                 0.47%
     Allowance for loan losses to  non-performing assets               79.76%
     Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans                 96.70%



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Footnotes to Unaudited Condensed  Consolidated  Statement of Financial Condition
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and Summary of Operations as of and for the month ended October 31, 1998
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(1)  For the month ended  October 31, 1998,  the Company  recorded an additional
     provision  for loan losses of $5.6  million,  which  represents  additional
     reserves  required to conform  Long Island  Bancorp,  Inc.("LIB")  previous
     accounting practices to the policies of the Company.

(2)  Included in total non-interest expense for the month ended October 31, 1998
     is approximately $125 million of merger costs and restructuring  charges as
     a result of the  acquisition  of LIB  following  the close of  business  on
     September 30, 1998.  Such charges  included  severance  and other  employee
     related costs, facility and system costs associated with the elimination of
     duplicate  facilities,  the  write-off of certain  property and  equipment,
     cancellation of certain  contractual  obligations and other direct expenses
     associated  with the  acquisition.  In addition,  the estimated  cost saves
     anticipated  to be  recognized  by  December  31,  1998 have not been fully
     implemented  and,  therefore,  not realized by the Company during the month
     ended October 31, 1998.

(3)  As part of its asset/liability  management process, the Company continually
     analyzes its cost of funds and its liability structure. As a result of such
     analysis   following  the  acquisition  of  LIB,  the  Company  decided  to
     restructure  approximately $1.5 billion of its borrowings during the fourth
     quarter  by  replacing  certain  short term  borrowings  with  longer  term
     borrowings. To date the Company has restructured approximately $950 million
     of such  borrowings.  The weighted  average maturity of such borrowings has
     been extended by  approximately  3.2 years and the weighted average call or
     maturity date by approximately 2.0 years. The weighted average cost of such
     borrowings has been reduced by approximately  95 basis points.  The Company
     will incur an after tax extraordinary  charge of approximately $7.0 million
     related to the restructuring  completed to date in the month ended November
     30, 1998.



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                                   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.


                                    ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION



Date:  November 30, 1998            By:    /s/ Monte N. Redman
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                                           Monte N. Redman
                                           Executive Vice President and Chief 
                                             Financial Officer
                                          (Principal Accounting Officer)




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