EXHIBIT 32.1

STATEMENT FURNISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

The undersigned, Ronald E. Hermance, Jr., is the chief executive officer of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), and James C. Kranz, is the principal financial officer of the Company.

This statement is being furnished in connection with the filing by the Company of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 (the “Report”).

By execution of this statement, we certify that:

1)	the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)), and
2)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods covered by the Report.

Date: November 8, 2010	By:	/s/ Ronald E. Hermance, Jr.
		Ronald E. Hermance, Jr.
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 8, 2010	By:	/s/ James C. Kranz
		James C. Kranz
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer