Exhibit 32

                         Section 1350 Certifications

     In connection with the Annual Report of TrustCo Bank Corp NY (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2005 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S. C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that :

          1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
               13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
               all material respects, the financial condition and result of
               operations of the Company.


                                      /s/ Robert J. McCormick
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                                      Robert J. McCormick
                                      President and
                                      Chief Executive Officer


                                      /s/ Robert T. Cushing
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                                      Robert T. Cushing
                                      Executive Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial Officer


March 8, 2006