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* FICALORA JOSEPH R (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) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman, President & CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/17/2010
	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	11/17/2010		J(1)	V	6,024	A	$16.906	413,393	I	By 401(k)(2)
Common Stock	11/18/2010		J(1)	V	5,675	A	$17.02	392,010	I	By ESOP(2)
Common Stock	11/17/2010		J(1)	V	9,800	A	$16.86	670,705	I	By SERP(2)
Common Stock								2,271,958	D
Common Stock								300,863	I	By Ficalora Family Foundation
Common Stock								45,000	I	By Stock Award II(3)
Common Stock								100,000	I	By Stock Award III(4)
Common Stock								150,000	I	By Stock Award IV(5)

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)	$16.06							01/21/2004(6)	01/21/2013	Common Stock	248,888		248,888	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.41							07/24/2002(7)	01/24/2012	Common Stock	1,262,511		1,262,511	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.85							07/24/2003(8)	07/24/2012	Common Stock	266,667		266,667	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.5							12/21/2002(9)	12/21/2011	Common Stock	150,000		150,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.06							12/30/2005(10)	01/21/2013	Common Stock	124,445		124,445	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This form reflects an increase in beneficial ownership resulting from dividend reinvestment pursuant to Rule 16a-11.

2. On the reporting person's prior report, a system error caused the balances of the ESOP, SERP and 401(k) to appear twice.

3. Stock Awards granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing on April 4, 2011.

4. Stock Awards granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan vest in four equal annual installments commencing on April 28, 2011.

5. 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.

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 automatically granted pursuant to the reload feature of the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan that were exercisable on July 24, 2002.

8. 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.

9. Stock Options granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan vest in equal installments beginning on December 21, 2002 and were fully vested and exercisable as of December 21, 2004.

10. 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.

	/s/ Ilene A. Angarola, Power of Attorney	11/22/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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