SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Pinto John J (Last) (First) (Middle) 615 MERRICK AVENUE (Street) WESTBURY NY 11590 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC [ NYB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Accounting Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/31/2010		A		25,000	A	$0	25,000	I	By Stock Award IV(1)
Common Stock								51,203	D
Common Stock								26,509	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock								28,206	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								6,000	I	By Stock Award(2)
Common Stock								16,000	I	By Stock Award II(3)
Common Stock								30,000	I	By Stock Award III(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.845							07/24/2003(5)	07/24/2012	Common Stock	42,667		42,667	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.0575							01/21/2004(6)	01/21/2013	Common Stock	14,222		14,222	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.4975							09/16/2004(7)	09/16/2013	Common Stock	24,000		24,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.5025							12/21/2004(8)	12/21/2011	Common Stock	11,854		11,854	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.0575							12/30/2005(9)	01/21/2013	Common Stock	7,111		7,111	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.4975							12/30/2005(9)	09/16/2013	Common Stock	12,000		12,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$18.17							12/30/2005(10)	04/05/2015	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Stock Awards granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan vest in five equal annual installments commencing on March 31, 2011.

2. Stock Awards granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan will vest on April 20, 2010.

3. Stock Awards granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan vest in four equal annual installments commencing on April 4, 2010.

4. Stock Awards granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan vest in five equal annual installments commencing on April 28, 2010.

5. Stock Options granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan vest in equal installments beginning on July 24, 2003 and were fully vested and exercisable as of July 24, 2005.

6. Stock Options granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan vest in equal installments beginning on January 21, 2004 and were fully vested and exercisable as of January 21, 2005.

7. Stock Options granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan are fully exercisable.

8. These options are fully vested and were exercisable as of December 21, 2004.

9. Stock Options granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan are fully vested and exercisable as of December 30, 2005.

10. Stock Options granted pursuant to the Richmond County Financial Corp. 1998 Stock Option Plan were fully exercisable as of December 30, 2005.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ilene A. Angarola, Power of Attorney	04/02/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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