Exhibit 32


                                   Certification


     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of The Bank
of New York Company, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies, that the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2005 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated: November 08, 2005
                                   /s/ Thomas A. Renyi
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                                   Thomas A. Renyi
                                   Chief Executive Officer


The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C
Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure document.