SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                 April 22, 1997


                            Long Island Bancorp, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


         Delaware                    0-23526                11-3198508
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission File       (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                  Number)                Identification No.)


201 Old Country Road
Melville, New York                                           11747-2724
(Address of Principal                                        (Zip Code)
  Executive Offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (516) 547-2000


                                 Not Applicable

          (Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)










Item 1.           Changes in Control Registrant
                           Not Applicable

Item 2.           Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
                           Not Applicable

Item 3.           Bankruptcy or Receivership
                           Not Applicable

Item 4.           Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
                           Not Applicable

Item 5.           Other Events
                           Press Release of Long Island Bancorp, Inc.
                              dated April 22, 1997

Item 6.           Resignations of Registrant's Directors
                           Not Applicable

Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits
                           (a)  Not Applicable








                                    SIGNATURE

         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 hereunto duly authorized.



                                               LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.


                                               By:/s/ Mark Fuster
                                               ------------------
                                               Name:  Mark Fuster
                                               Title: Chief Financial Officer
                                                      (principal financial and
                                                       accounting officer)


Date:    April 23, 1997








LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.          NEWS RELEASE
201 Old Country Road
Melville, New York  11747
                                    Contact:

                                              Mary M. Feder
                                              Vice President, Investor Relations
                                              516-547-2607
             LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS
         Melville, New York, April 22, 1997 - Long Island Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:
LISB),  the holding company for The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB today reported
net income of $12.1  million,  an increase  of $0.8  million,  or 7.6%,  for the
second  quarter  ended March 31, 1997 compared with $11.3 million for the second
quarter of 1996.  For the six months  ended March 31, 1997,  net income  totaled
$24.1  million,  an increase of $1.2  million,  or 5.1%,  from the $22.9 million
earned in 1996.  Earnings per share for the three and six month  periods in 1997
were $0.51 and $1.01,  respectively,  compared with $0.46 and $0.93 for the same
periods in 1996.
         Commenting on the financial  performance this quarter, John J. Conefry,
Jr.,  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer stated,  "For the three
months  ended March 31, 1997 we reported  our highest  quarterly  net income and
earnings  per share  since our  conversion  to a publicly  held  company.  In an
environment  of continued  interest rate  compression  we further  leveraged our
strong equity position  resulting in an increase in net interest income over the
prior  year.  Our  general  and  administrative   expenses  benefited  from  the
reductions in our deposit  insurance costs and retirement  plan expenses.  These
savings were partially offset during the quarter by higher costs associated with
the expansion of our mortgage  business and the continuing cost of upgrading our
systems  technology  which we believe will  position us favorably  for continued
future earnings growth." 
EARNINGS SUMMARY FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1997
         The  Company's net interest  income  increased by $2.0 million to $40.1
million for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 compared with the 1996 quarter. The
increase in net  interest  income is  attributable  to the growth of the average
real estate  loan  portfolio  to $3.3  billion  for the 1997  quarter  from $2.1
billion  for the 1996  quarter.  This  growth was funded  primarily  by a $838.3
million increase in average borrowed funds and a $357.5 million reduction in the
average MBS  portfolio.  The net interest  margin  declined to 2.90% in the 1997
quarter from 3.29% in the 1996 quarter  primarily  due to higher  funding  costs
related to borrowed  funds and a flattening of the yield curve which resulted in
lower yields on average real estate loans.
         The  provision  for  possible  loan  losses  remained  constant at $1.5
million for the  quarters  ended March 31, 1997 and 1996.  Non-performing  loans
decreased by $3.9  million to $51.4  million at March 31,  1997.  This  decline,
coupled with the growth in the gross loan portfolio, resulted in improvements in
the Company's  asset  quality  ratios.  Non-performing  loans to gross loans was
1.44% at March 31, 1997,  down from 2.33% in 1996 and the allowance for possible
loan losses to non-performing loans was 66.07% up from 62.13% in 1996.
         Total non-interest  income decreased by $0.2 million,  or 2.7%, to $8.7
million for the quarter  ended March 31, 1997  compared  with the 1996  quarter.
This decline is  attributable  to reductions of $0.2 million in the net gains on
sale  activity and $0.2 million in the net gain on investment in real estate and
premises,  offset by greater  loan fees and  service  charges  and  income  from
insurance and securities commissions in the 1997 quarter.
         Total G&A expense  declined  by $0.4  million  from the  quarter  ended
December 31, 1996,  however,  these expenses  increased by $1.0 million to $26.9
million for the quarter  ended March 31, 1997  compared  with the quarter  ended
March 31, 1996.  Contributing  to the increase are additional  compensation  and
benefit  costs,  office  occupancy and  equipment  costs and other G&A expenses.
Compensation  and benefit  costs  increased by $1.2 million due to greater sales
commission  expense  resulting from increased  mortgage volume and the June 1996
acquisition of two mortgage  origination  offices of Fleet Mortgage  Company and
the August 1996  acquisition  of First Home  Mortgage of Virginia,  Inc.  Office
occupancy and equipment  costs increased $0.8 million  primarily  reflecting the
Company's  continued  technological  investments to improve its  information and
communication systems and occupancy costs for the additional loan offices opened
in the last year.  Other G&A expenses  increased  $0.6 million due to additional
expenditures  related to the  increase  in mortgage  origination  volume and the
ongoing legal costs associated with the goodwill litigation. The effect of these
increases  on total G&A expense was  partially  mitigated  by the  reduction  in
federal  insurance  premiums of $1.5  million  resulting  from  recent  BIF/SAIF
legislation and reductions in our retirement plan costs of $0.8 million.
         Income tax expense  decreased to $8.2 million due to the decline in the
effective  tax rate to 40.2% for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 from 42.3% for
the  quarter  ended  March 31,  1996.  The  decline  in the  effective  tax rate
principally  reflects  changes  in the New York  State and New York City tax bad
debt  regulations  the effect of which more than offset the  increase in pre-tax
income.
EARNINGS SUMMARY FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997
         Net  interest  income  increased  by $3.9  million,  or 5.0%,  to $80.4
million during the six months ended March 31, 1997 compared with the same period
in 1996. The increase in net interest  income is  attributable  to the growth of
the average real estate loan  portfolio to $3.2 billion for the six months ended
March 31, 1997 from $2.0  billion  for the same period in 1996.  This growth was
funded  primarily by a $691.5 million  increase in average  borrowed funds and a
$440.1 million  reduction in the average MBS portfolio.  The net interest margin
declined  to 2.98% in the 1997  period  from  3.30% in the 1996  period  for the
reasons mentioned in the discussion of the quarter ended March 31, 1997.
         The  provision for possible  loan losses  declined by $0.1 million,  or
3.2%, reflecting  management's  assessment of the stable level of non-performing
assets.
         Total  non-interest  income declined by $0.7 million,  or 3.6%, for the
six months ended March 31, 1997  compared  with the 1996 period.  This change is
primarily due to a reduction in the net gain (loss) on investment in real estate
and  premises  which was  partially  offset by increases in total fees and other
income and total net gains on sale  activity.  Net gain (loss) on  investment in
real estate and premises  declined to a loss of $1.1 million for the 1997 period
from a gain of $1.8 million for the 1996 period primarily reflecting the sale of
investment  properties  that occurred  during 1996.  Total fees and other income
increased by $1.2 million to $14.3 million for the 1997 period compared with the
1996  period.  This  increase  was  generated  by greater  loan fees and service
charges of $0.5  million,  loan  servicing  fees of $0.3 million and income from
insurance and securities commissions of $0.3 million.
         Total G&A expense increased by $2.5 million,  or 4.8%, to $54.2 million
for the six months ended March 31, 1997  compared  with the same period in 1996.
Contributing to this increase were additional  expenditures for compensation and
benefit costs of $2.1  million,  office  occupancy  and equipment  costs of $1.2
million  and  other  G&A  expenses  of $1.1  million.  These  expense  increases
primarily stem from the growth in mortgage  origination  volume which has nearly
doubled  in the 1997  period  compared  with the 1996  period  coupled  with the
technological  improvements  discussed  earlier.  Compensation and benefit costs
also  increased due to the  appreciation  of the Company's  common stock and its
direct impact on stock-based compensation expense. The effect of these increases
was partially offset by the $1.8 million reduction in federal insurance premiums
due to the  legislation  discussed  earlier and the reduction in our  retirement
plan costs.
         Income tax expense decreased to $16.4 million for the six months ended
March 31, 1997 due to a 18 basis point decline in the effective tax rate to
40.6% for the 1997 period  principally  as a result of changes in the New York
State and New York City tax bad debt regulations the effect of which more than
offset the increase in pre-tax income.
BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY
         Total assets at March 31, 1997 were $5.8 billion, an increase of $450.5
million from the amount  reported at September 30, 1996. The growth in assets is
predominantly  attributable  to an  increase  of $420.4  million in total  loans
receivable held for  investment.  Loan volume for the six months ended March 31,
1997 was $1.3  billion (of which $193.7  million  represents  bulk  purchases of
loans), an improvement of $529.3 million over the 1996 period.
         The  increase in total  liabilities  primarily  reflects an increase in
borrowed  funds of $467.2  million to $1.4  billion  and a marginal  increase in
deposit liabilities of $34.2 million to $3.7 billion at March 31, 1997.
         Stockholders' equity increased by $4.8 million to $523.9 million during
the six months ended March 31, 1997. The increase  consists of earnings of $24.1
million and $4.0 million  related to the Company's  stock benefit  plans.  These
increases were  partially  offset by the net purchase of treasury stock of $14.8
million,  the  declaration  of $6.7 million in  dividends  and a decline of $1.8
million,   net  of  tax,  in  unrealized  gains  on  securities   classified  as
available-for-sale. At March 31, 1997 book value per share amounted to $21.62.
         Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to 
conform to the current year presentation.
         Long Island Bancorp, Inc.  is the holding  company for The Long  Island
Savings  Bank,  FSB. The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB is a federally chartered
FDIC-insured institution which serves its customers through 36 full service 
branch offices throughout  Queens,  Nassau and Suffolk  counties.  The Bank also
operates mortgage loan offices across Long Island and in  Connecticut, Delaware,
Georgia,  Maryland,  New  Jersey,  North Carolina,  Pennsylvania and Virginia,
and maintains an Internet home page at the address: http: //www.lisb.com.
                           (Financial tables attached)
         This document may contain forward looking  statements  based on current
management  expectations.  The Company's actual results could differ  materially
from those management  expectations.  Factors that could cause future results to
vary from  current  management  expectations  include,  but are not  limited to,
general economic conditions,  changes in interest rates, deposit flows, the cost
of funds,  cost of  federal  deposit  insurance  premiums,  cost of  stock-based
benefit  plans,  demand  for  loan  products,  demand  for  financial  services,
competition,  changes in the  quality  or  composition  of the  Bank's  loan and
investment portfolios, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines,
and other  economic,  competitive,  governmental,  regulatory and  technological
factors  affecting  the  Company's  operations,  products,  services and prices.
Additional  factors are described in the Company's public reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.








                                                LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.
                                                     AND SUBSIDIARY
                                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                                            (In thousands, except share data)


                                                                               MARCH 31,           SEPTEMBER
                                                                                                      30,
                                                                                  1997              1996
                                                                             ---------------  ---------------
ASSETS
                                                                                                              
Cash and cash equivalents (including interest-earning assets of
      $93,841 and $37,357, respectively)                                     $      129,700    $       76,348
    
Investment in debt and equity securities, net:
      Available-for-sale                                                            162,998           180,650
      
Mortgage-backed securities, net:
      Held-to-maturity (estimated fair value of
         $20,706 and $21,120, respectively)                                          22,818            23,096
         
      Available-for-sale                                                          1,669,924         1,717,106
      
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, at cost                                 48,724            40,754

Loans held for sale, net                                                             93,516            57,969

Loans receivable held for investment, net:
      Real estate loans, net                                                      3,334,448         2,921,285
      
      Commercial loans, net                                                           7,854             7,810
      
      Other loans, net                                                              152,919           145,654
      
                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
      Loans, net                                                                  3,495,221         3,074,749
      
      Less allowance for possible loan losses                                      (33,954)          (33,912)
      
                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
      Total loans receivable held for investment, net                             3,461,267         3,040,837
      
Mortgage servicing rights,                                                           37,499            29,687
net
Office properties and equipment, net                                                 89,903            89,279

Accrued interest receivable, net                                                     34,300            32,962

Investment in real estate, net                                                       11,620            10,680

Deferred taxes                                                                       20,560            31,207

Excess of cost over fair value of assets acquired                                     5,046             5,265

Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                    26,421            27,951

                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
Total assets                                                                 $    5,814,296    $    5,363,791

                                                                             ===============   ===============


   L  I  A  B  I  L  I  T  I  E  S  A  N D S T O C K H O L D E R S ' E Q U I T Y
Liabilities:
      Deposits                                                               $    3,667,184    $    3,633,010
      
      Official checks outstanding                                                    24,350            49,860
      
      Borrowed funds                                                              1,445,233           978,023
      
      Mortgagors' escrow liabilities                                                 77,218            64,232
      
      Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                         76,458           119,572
      
                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
Total liabilities                                                                 5,290,443         4,844,697

Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred stock ($0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized;
         none issued)                                                                   ---               ---     
      Common stock ($0.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized;
         26,816,464 shares issued, 24,228,267 and 24,644,157
         outstanding, respectively)                                            .        268               268
      Additional paid-in capital                                                    306,581           304,027
  
      Unallocated Employee Stock Ownership Plan                                    (18,465)          (19,230)
     
      Unearned Management Recognition & Retention Plan                              (4,537)           (5,551)
      
      Unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale, net of tax                    4,811             6,633
      
      Retained income-partially restricted                                          301,838           285,311
      
      Treasury stock, at cost (2,588,197 and 2,172,307 shares,                     (66,643)          (52,364)
        respectively) 
                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
Total stockholders'  equity                                                         523,853           519,094

                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                   $    5,814,296    $    5,363,791

                                                                             ===============   ===============










                                                LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.
                                                     AND SUBSIDIARY
                                          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                          (In thousands, except per share data)



                                                                FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED        FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                          MARCH 31,                    MARCH 31,
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    1997          1996            1997           1996
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
                                                                                                    

Interest income:
   Real estate loans                                            $     61,906  $     41,349    $    121,064   $     81,021
   Commercial loans                                                      152           181             330            390
   Other loans                                                         3,758         3,632           7,663          7,280
   Mortgage-backed securities                                         29,509        36,555          58,508         75,251
   Debt and equity securities                                          3,942         3,845           7,672          8,347
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Total interest income                                         99,267        85,562         195,237        172,289
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
Interest expense:
   Deposits                                                           38,839        38,937          78,276         78,358
   Borrowed funds                                                     20,298         8,506          36,575         17,401
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Total interest expense                                        59,137        47,443         114,851         95,759
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Net interest income                                           40,130        38,119          80,386         76,530
Provision for possible loan losses                                     1,500         1,500           3,000          3,100
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Net interest income after provision for possible              38,630        36,619          77,386         73,430
        loan losses
Non-interest income:
   Fees and other income                                                                   
      Loan fees and service charges                                      890           736           1,895          1,436
      Loan servicing fees                                              3,108         3,100           6,490          6,157
      Income from insurance and securities commissions                   590           471           1,098            798
      Deposit service fees                                             1,413         1,496           2,941          2,956
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Total fee income                                               6,001         5,803          12,424         11,347
      Other income                                                       997         1,039           1,859          1,700
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Total fees and other income                                    6,998         6,842          14,283         13,047
   Net gains on sale activity:
      Net gains on loans and mortgage-backed securities                2,263         2,497           4,238          3,122
      Net gains on investment in debt and equity securities          ---           ---                  98            259
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Total net gains on sale activity                               2,263         2,497           4,336          3,381
   Net (loss) gain on investment in real estate and premises           (570)         (403)         (1,085)          1,764
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Total non-interest income                                      8,691         8,936          17,534         18,192

Non-interest expense:
   General and administrative expense:
      Compensation, payroll taxes and fringe benefits                 14,832        13,625          28,960         26,902
      Advertising                                                      1,089         1,216           2,344          2,431
      Office occupancy and equipment                                   5,567         4,795          10,963          9,729
      Federal insurance premiums                                         777         2,259           2,682          4,476
      Other general and administrative expense                         4,671         4,064           9,295          8,206
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Total general and administrative expense                      26,936        25,959          54,244         51,744
   Amortization of excess of cost over fair value of assets              109            63             218            127
   acquired.....................
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
        Total non-interest expense                                    27,045        26,022          54,462         51,871
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
(Loss) income before income taxes                                     20,276        19,533          40,458         39,751
Provision for income tax (benefit) expense                             8,159         8,271          16,407         16,868
                                                                ------------- -------------   -------------  -------------
Net (loss) income                                               $     12,117  $     11,262    $     24,051   $     22,883
                                                                ============= =============   =============  =============


Primary (loss) earnings per common share                        $       0.51  $       0.46    $       1.01   $       0.93
                                                                ============= =============   =============  =============

Fully diluted (loss) earnings per common share                  $       0.51  $       0.46    $       1.01   $       0.93
                                                                ============= =============   =============  =============










                                                LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.
                                                     AND SUBSIDIARY
                                                  AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET



                                                       FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  1997                                      1996
                                 ----------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------
                                                              AVERAGE                                    AVERAGE
                                   AVERAGE                    YIELD\          AVERAGE                     YIELD\
                                   BALANCE       INTEREST      COST           BALANCE        INTEREST      COST
                                 -------------  ------------  -----------  --------------  ------------ -----------
                                                              (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS
                                                                                      
Interest-earning cash
    equivalents                  $     73,877   $       954      5.24 %    $      25,473   $       340      5.37 %
Debt and equity securities
    and FHLB-NY stock, net (1)        211,536         2,988      5.65            255,346         3,505      5.49
Mortgage-backed securities,         1,768,605        29,509      6.67          2,126,070        36,555      6.88
net (1)
Real estate loans, net (2)          3,337,036        61,906      7.42          2,101,856        41,349      7.87
Commercial and other loans,           145,675         3,910     10.74            122,971         3,813     12.40
net (2)
                                 -------------  ------------  --------     --------------  ------------ ---------
Total interest-earning assets       5,536,729        99,267      7.17          4,631,716        85,562      7.39
Other non-interest-earning            264,862                                    266,569
assets
                                 -------------  ------------               --------------  ------------
Total assets                     $  5,801,591   $    99,267                $   4,898,285   $    85,562
                                 =============  ============               ==============  ============

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
Deposits, net                    $  3,707,237   $    38,839      4.25 %    $   3,642,558   $    38,937      4.30 %
Borrowed funds                      1,443,332        20,298      5.70            605,028         8,506      5.65
                                 -------------  ------------  --------     --------------  ------------ ---------
Total interest-bearing              5,150,569        59,137      4.66          4,247,586        47,443      4.49
liabilities
Non-interest-bearing                  125,265                                    117,979
liabilities
                                 -------------                             --------------
Total liabilities                   5,275,834                                  4,365,565
Total stockholders' equity            525,757                                    532,720
                                 -------------  ------------  --------     --------------  ------------ ---------
Total liabilities and
stockholders'
  equity                         $  5,801,591   $    59,137                $   4,898,285   $    47,443
                                 =============  ------------               ==============  ------------
Net interest income/spread                      $    40,130      2.51 %                    $    38,119      2.90 %
(3)
                                                ============  ========                     ============ =========
Net interest margin as %
    of interest-earning                                          2.90 %                                     3.29 %
    assets (4)
                                                              ========                                  =========
Ratio of interest-earning
assets to
    interest-bearing                                           107.50 %                                   109.04 %
    liabilities
                                                              ========                                  =========




(1) Debt and equity  and  mortgage-backed  securities  are shown  including  the
    average market value appreciation of $15.0 million and $26.4 million for the
    three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
(2) Net of unearned discounts, premiums, deferred loan fees, purchase accounting
    discounts and premiums and allowance for possible loan losses, and including
    non-performing loans and loans held for sale.
(3) Interest rate spread  represents the difference  between the average rate on
    interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities
(4) Net  interest  margin  represents  net  interest  income  divided by average
    interest-earning assets.










                                                LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.
                                                     AND SUBSIDIARY
                                                  AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET



                                                       FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  1997                                      1996
                                 ----------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------
                                                              AVERAGE                                    AVERAGE
                                   AVERAGE                    YIELD\          AVERAGE                     YIELD\
                                   BALANCE       INTEREST      COST           BALANCE        INTEREST      COST
                                 -------------  ------------  -----------  --------------  ------------ -----------
                                                              (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS
                                                                                      
Interest-earning cash
    equivalents                  $     66,453   $     1,720      5.19 %    $      31,348   $       859      5.48 %
Debt and equity securities
    and FHLB-NY stock, net (1)        213,439         5,952      5.58            269,061         7,488      5.57
Mortgage-backed securities,         1,740,582        58,508      6.72          2,180,640        75,251      6.90
net (1)
Real estate loans, net (2)          3,238,351       121,064      7.48          2,031,683        81,021      7.98
Commercial and other loans,           143,715         7,993     11.12            118,657         7,670     12.93
net (2)
                                 -------------  ------------  --------     --------------  ------------ ---------
Total interest-earning assets       5,402,540        195,237     7.23          4,631,389        172,289     7.44
Other non-interest-earning            284,191                                    260,792
assets
                                 -------------  ------------               --------------  ------------
Total assets                     $  5,686,731   $    195,237                $   4,892,181   $   172,289
                                 =============  ============               ==============  ============

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
Deposits, net                    $  3,728,301   $    78,276      4.21 %    $   3,641,281   $    78,358      4.30 %
Borrowed funds                      1,294,647        36,575      5.67            603,145        17,401      5.77
                                 -------------  ------------  --------     --------------  ------------ ---------
Total interest-bearing              5,022,948       114,851      4.59          4,244,426        95,759      4.51
liabilities
Non-interest-bearing                  135,770                                    118,905
liabilities
                                 -------------                             --------------
Total liabilities                   5,158,718                                  4,363,331
Total stockholders' equity            528,013
                                    
                                 -------------  ------------  --------     --------------  ------------ ---------
Total liabilities and
stockholders'
  equity                         $  5,686,731   $   114,851               $   4,892,181   $     95,759
                                 =============  ------------               ==============  ------------
Net interest income/spread                      $    80,386      2.64 %                    $    76,530      2.93 %
(3)
                                                ============  ========                     ============ =========
Net interest margin as %
    of interest-earning                                          2.98 %                                     3.30 %
    assets (4)
                                                              ========                                  =========
Ratio of interest-earning
assets to
    interest-bearing                                           107.56 %                                   109.12 %
    liabilities
                                                              ========                                  =========



(1) Debt and equity  and  mortgage-backed  securities  are shown  including  the
    average market value appreciation of $15.5 million and $19.9 million for the
    six months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
(2) Net of unearned discounts, premiums, deferred loan fees, purchase accounting
    discounts and premiums and allowance for possible loan losses, and including
    non-performing loans and loans held for sale.
(3) Interest rate spread  represents the difference  between the average rate on
    interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities
(4) Net  interest  margin  represents  net  interest  income  divided by average
    interest-earning assets.







                                                LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.
                                                     AND SUBSIDIARY
                                                  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS



                                                     At or for the Three Months             At or for the Six Months
                                                           Ended March 31,                       Ended March 31,
                                                  ----------------------------------    ----------------------------------

                                                      1997                1996               1997                1996
                                                  --------------     ---------------    ---------------     ---------------

Selected Financial Ratios: (a)
                                                                                                       
Return on average assets                                 0.84%              0.92%               0.85%              0.94%
Return on average stockholders' equity                   9.22               8.46                9.11               8.65
Average stockholders' equity to average assets           9.06              10.88                9.29              10.81
Stockholders' equity to total assets                     9.01              10.69                9.01              10.69
Interest rate spread during period                       2.51               2.90                2.64               2.93
Net interest margin                                      2.90               3.29                2.98               3.30
Operating expenses to average assets                     1.86               2.12                1.91               2.12
Efficiency ratio                                        57.16              57.74               57.30              57.76
Average interest-earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities                           107.50             109.04              107.56             109.12

Net interest income to operating expenses                1.49x               1.47x              1.48x               1.48x

Selected Data:
Primary earnings per share                              $0.51              $0.46               $1.01              $0.93
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
 for primary earnings per share computation        23,722,564         24,420,626          23,749,765         24,540,013
 
Fully diluted earnings per share                        $0.51              $0.46               $1.01              $0.93
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
 for fully diluted earnings per share              23,722,720         24,471,897          23,752,542         24,623,860
 computation  
Book value per share                                   $21.62             $20.79              $21.62             $20.79
Number of shares outstanding for book value per
   share computation                               24,228,267         24,858,699          24,228,267         24,858,699
Cash dividends declared per share                       $0.15              $0.10               $0.30              $0.20
Dividend payout ratio                                   29.41%              21.74%             29.70%              21.51%

                                                                         At March 31,
                                                                  ----------------------------

                                                                     1997             1996
                                                                  ------------     -----------

Asset Quality Ratios:
Non-performing loans to total gross loans                               1.44%           2.33%
Non-performing assets to total assets                                   1.04            1.31
Allowance for possible loan losses to non-performing loans             66.07           62.13


Regulatory Capital at March 31, 1997 for The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB:

                                                       Regulatory                  Regulatory                  Excess
                                                        Capital                     Capital                    Capital
                                                         Requirement                 Level                      Level

                                                     Amount  Percent        Amount      Percent       Amount      Percent

                                                                    (Dollars in thousands)

Tangible capital                                   $ 86,038      1.50%          $424,120      7.39%         $338,082     5.90%
Core capital                                        172,076      3.00            424,120     7.39           252,044     4.40
Risk-based capital                                  245,251      8.00            458,073    14.94           212,822     6.94



(a)  Ratios for the three and six months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 were 
     calculated on an annualized basis.
















                                                LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.
                                                     AND SUBSIDIARY
                                                SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
                                         SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA - CASH EARNINGS



                                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,             Six Months Ended
                                                                                                              March 31,
                                                                 ------------------------------    --------------------------------

                                                                  1997               1996              1997              1996
                                                              --------------    ---------------    -------------     --------------
         
                                                    (In thousands, except per share data)
                                                                                                                    
Net income....................................................$     12,117      $       11,262     $      24,051     $       22,883

Add back selected non-cash items:
     Amortization of excess of cost over fair value
         of assets acquired...................................         109                  63               219                127

     Management Recognition & Retention Plan and
         Employee Stock Ownership Plan expense................       1,506               1,620             3,644              2,981
                                                              --------------    ---------------    --------------    ---------------

Cash earnings.................................................$     13,732      $       12,945     $      27,914     $       25,991
                                                              ==============    ===============    ==============    ===============

Cash EPS......................................................$       0.58      $         0.53     $        1.18     $         1.06
                                                              ==============    ===============    ==============    ===============



                                                                 At or for the Three Months           At or for the Six Months
                                                                      Ended March 31,                      Ended March 31,
                                                              ---------------------------------    --------------------------------

                                                                  1997              1996               1997               1996
                                                              --------------    --------------     --------------    ---------------
Selected Financial Ratios Based Upon Cash Earnings (a):

Cash return on average assets.................................      0.95%             1.06%              0.98%              1.06%
Cash return on average stockholders' equity...................     10.45              9.72              10.57               9.83
Cash return on average tangible stockholders' equity..........     10.55              9.77              10.68               9.88
Cash operating expenses to average assets.....................      1.75              1.98               1.77               1.99
Cash efficiency ratio.........................................     53.73             53.99              53.22              54.30
Net interest income to cash operating expenses................     1.58x             1.57x               1.60               1.57





(a)  Ratios for the three and  six  months ended  March 31, 1997 and 1996 were
     calculated on an annualized basis.