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



                             December 6, 2002
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                     (Date of earliest event reported)



                       Staten Island Bancorp, Inc.
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                    1-13503                    13-3958850
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(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                          Identification No.)




  1535 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, New York                   10314
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)




                              (718) 447-8880
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           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                              Not Applicable
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)


Item 5.     Other Events
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     On December 6, 2002, Staten Island Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its participation in the New York Society of Security
Analyst's Banking Industry Conference on December 12, 2002.

     The Company's press release is attached hereto as an exhibit to this Form
8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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     (a)  Not applicable.

     (b)  Not applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits:

          99.1 Press Release

























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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.


                                   STATEN ISLAND BANCORP, INC.



Date: December 6, 2002             By:   /s/ Harry P. Doherty
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                                         Harry P. Doherty
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


























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