EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-51538) of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated August 1, 2003 relating to the financial statements of Greene County Bancorp, Inc., which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is included in this Form 10-KSB.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Albany, New York

September 26, 2003