Exhibit 24.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint each of John R. Buran, David W. Fry, and Anna M.
Piacentini, with full power of substitution, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to execute in his name (whether on behalf of FLUSHING
FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the "Company") or as an officer or director of the
Company) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to shares of
the Company's common stock and related stock purchase rights issuable under the
Company's 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, including without limitation, any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each such
attorney and his substitutes shall have and may exercise all powers to act
hereunder. Each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said
attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has signed his
name hereto as of this 17th day of May, 2005.



/S/ MICHAEL J. HEGARTY                 /S/ JOHN J. MCCABE
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Michael J. Hegarty                     John J. McCabe


/S/ GERARD P. TULLY, SR.               /S/ VINCENT F. NICOLOSI
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Gerard P. Tully, Sr.                   Vincent F. Nicolosi


/S/ JOHN R. BURAN                      /S/ DONNA M. O'BRIEN
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John R. Buran                          Donna M. O'Brien


/S/ DAVID W. FRY                       /S/ FRANKLIN F. REGAN, JR.
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David W. Fry                           Franklin F. Regan, Jr.


/S/ JAMES D. BENNETT                   /S/ JOHN E. ROE, SR.
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James D. Bennett                       John E. Roe, Sr.


                                       /S/ MICHAEL J. RUSSO
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Steven J. D'Iorio                      Michael J. Russo


/S/ LOUIS C. GRASSI
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Louis C. Grassi