EXHIBIT 32.1

STATEMENT FURNISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

The undersigned, Denis J. Salamone, is the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), and James C. Kranz, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

This statement is being furnished in connection with the filing by the Company of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Report”).

By execution of this statement, we certify that:

A) 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

B) 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:        February 28, 2012	By:	/s/ Denis J. Salamone
		Denis J. Salamone
		Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date:        February 28, 2012	By:	/s/ James C. Kranz
		James C. Kranz
		Executive Vice President and   Chief Financial Officer