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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20051102164410
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000009626-05-000231
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051024
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051102

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANK OF NEW YORK CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000009626
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				132614959
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE WALL ST 10TH FL
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-495-1784

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE WALL STREET 31ST FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Keaney Timothy F
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001343297

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06152
		FILM NUMBER:		051173743

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44-207-964-6126

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CANADA SQUARE
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			514 5AL
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">As of September 30, 2005 reporting person has 12,872.2640 stock units in employer's stock fund in The Bankof New York Company, In
c. Employee savings and Investment Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Timothy  F. Keaney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-11-02</signatureDate>
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