SEC Form 5/A
FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ricca, Mark     A.

(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
615 Merrick Avenue


(Street)
Westbury, NY     11590

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.   (NYB)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

                        Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description           EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

    December 31, 2002


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
    02/14/2003
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
2A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if any

      (Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)





        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of
    Issuer's Fiscal
    Year

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Common Stock




26,929
D

Common Stock




6,059
I
By CFS Bank 401(k) (1)
Common Stock




9,339
I
By ESOP (2)
Common Stock




5,234
I
By NYCB 401(k) (3)
Common Stock




780
I
By Stock Incentive Plan (4)








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Ricca, Mark A. - December 31, 2002
Form 5 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
3A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if
      any

      (Month/
      Day/
      Year)
4. Transaction
    Code
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)






  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of
    Year
    (Instr.4)
10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr.4)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Options to Purchase Common Stock
$24.610 07/24/2002

A
    (A) 30,000
07/24/2003 (5) | 07/24/2012
Common Stock - 30,000
30,000
D

Options to Purchase Common Stock
$11.060



11/30/2000 (7) | 02/23/2008
Common Stock - 26,566
26,566
D

Options to Purchase Common Stock
$15.370



01/18/2003 (7) | 01/10/2010
Common Stock - 11,250
11,250
D

Options to Purchase Common Stock
$15.370



01/18/2002 (7) | 01/18/2010
Common Stock - 4,744
4,744
D

Options to Purchase Common Stock
$15.370



01/18/2004 (7) | 01/18/2010
Common Stock - 11,250
11,250
D

Options to Purchase Common Stock
$22.230



12/21/2002 (8) | 12/21/2011
Common Stock - 15,000
15,000
D

Options to Purchase Common Stock (6)
$28.540



01/21/2004 (9) | 01/21/2013
Common Stock - 60,000
60,000
D













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/s/ Mark A. Ricca                   05-02-2003    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date




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Ricca, Mark A. - December 31, 2002
Form 5 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYB)

Form 5 - December 2002

Mark A. Ricca
615 Merrick Avenue

Westbury, NY 11590

Explanation of responses:

(1)   Represents shares purchased through the CFS Bank 401(k) Plan, which New York Community Bank was successor to under the Haven Bancorp, Inc. acquisition.
(2)   This form reflects increases in beneficial ownership resulting from exempt acquisitions under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") and 401(k) Plan pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).
(3)   Includes shares rolled over from the Richmond County Savings Bank ESOP to the New York Community Bank 401(k) Plan. Also includes increases in beneficial ownership resulting from exempt acquisitions under the 401(k) Plan pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c). For purposes of this report, units in the 401(k) plan have been converted into an approximate number of shares of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. ("NYCB") common stock. The actual number of shares held by the reporting person in this account may vary when such units are actually converted into shares upon distribution of the units to the reporting person.
(4)   Represents shares granted on February 15, 2002 under the Haven Bancorp, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, which will vest on February 15, 2003.
(5)   Options granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing on July 24, 2003.
(6)   On the reporting person's last report, the reporting person incorrectly reported ownership of 90,000 stock options when in fact he owned 60,000 shares.
(7)   Options to purchase shares granted under the Haven Bancorp, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan.
(8)   Options granted under the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan that vest in three equal annual installments beginning on December 21, 2002.
(9)   Options granted pursuant to the NYCB 1997 Stock Option Plan that vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 21, 2004.
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