SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  FORM 8-K
                               CURRENT REPORT

                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                              ----------------

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) June 11, 2001
                                                        -----------------


                      NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                      1-10458              36-3154608
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


               275 Broadhollow Road Melville, New York     11747
           ----------------------------------------------------------
            (Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)


 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)    (631) 844-1004
                                                     ------------------------



ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On June 11, 2001, North Fork Bancorporation, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("North Fork") issued a joint press release with Commercial
Bank of New York, a New York state chartered trust company ("Commercial
Bank") announcing that they currently expect North Fork's acquisition of
Commercial Bank to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2001. A copy of
the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set
forth in the press release is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits

         The following Exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form
8-K:

Exhibit
Number       Description

99.1         Text of press release issued by North Fork on June 11, 2001.




                                 SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.

Dated: June 12, 2001

                                        NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.


                                         By:   /s/ Daniel M. Healy
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Name:  Daniel M. Healy
                                            Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer



                               EXHIBIT INDEX

      Exhibit
      Number       Description

      99.1         Text of press release issued by North Fork on June 11, 2001.



                                                               Exhibit 99.1


                             NORTH FORK BANCORP
275 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 11747 (631) 844-1258 FAX (631) 844-1471

Contacts:

North Fork                                               Commercial Bank
Daniel M. Healy                                          Donald J. Linton
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     Comptroller
631-844-1258                                             212-409-3930


For Immediate Release
June 11, 2001

       THE ACQUISITION BY NORTH FORK OF COMMERCIAL BANK ESTIMATED TO
                       CLOSE IN EARLY FOURTH QUARTER

         New York, N.Y. -North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. (NYSE: NFB) and
Commercial Bank of New York (NASDAQ: CBNY) announced today that they
currently expect North Fork's acquisition of Commercial Bank to be
completed in the fourth quarter of 2001. As previously reported, Commercial
Bank will hold a special meeting of stockholders to vote upon a proposal to
approve and adopt the merger agreement with North Fork on Wednesday, June
27, 2001 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at Commercial Bank's executive offices
at 320 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York. Pursuant to the merger
agreement, North Fork will acquire Commercial Bank for $32.00 per share in
cash.

         As previously disclosed, the parties originally expected to close
in the third quarter. However, the Federal Reserve Board has advised the
parties that the Federal Reserve must approve the transaction before it can
be consummated and, accordingly, an application for such approval must be
filed with the Federal Reserve. In light of the anticipated timing of
Federal Reserve review of North Fork's application, and because the
subscription offering for shares of CBNY Investment Services Corp. would
commence only after all required regulatory approvals are obtained, the
parties believe the transaction will not close prior to the fourth quarter.
The subscription offering is currently expected to remain open for twenty
days, and the closing of the subscription offering is expected to occur
simultaneously with the closing of the merger of Commercial Bank and a
wholly owned subsidiary of North Fork.

On May 18, 2001 CBNY Investment Services Corp. filed a registration
statement with respect to the subscription offering of CBNY Investment
Services Corp. common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"). Investors and security holders are advised to read the
registration statement, as well as any amendments thereto, carefully,
because it contains important information regarding the subscription
offering. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the
registration statement and other relevant documents relating to the
subscription offering filed by CBNY Investment Services Corp. with the SEC
at the SEC's Internet web site at www.sec.gov. The registration statement
and such other documents may also be obtained for free from Commercial Bank
by directing such request to: Commercial Bank of New York, 320 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10022, Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone: (212)
308-9888.

No offer to buy the CBNY Investment Services Corp. common stock can be
accepted and no part of the purchase price can be received until the
registration statement relating to the CBNY Investment Services Corp.
common stock has become effective. This press release shall not constitute
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be
any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 8-K
                               CURRENT REPORT

                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                              ----------------

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) June 11, 2001
                                                        -----------------

                      NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Delaware                      1-10458              36-3154608
-------------------------------   -----------------------   --------------
 (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

               275 Broadhollow Road Melville, New York     11747
           ----------------------------------------------------------
            (Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)    (631) 844-1004
                                                     ------------------------

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On June 11, 2001, North Fork Bancorporation, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("North Fork") issued a joint press release with Commercial
Bank of New York, a New York state chartered trust company ("Commercial
Bank") announcing that they currently expect North Fork's acquisition of
Commercial Bank to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2001. A copy of
the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set
forth in the press release is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits

         The following Exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form
8-K:

Exhibit
Number       Description

99.1         Text of press release issued by North Fork on June 11, 2001.

                                 SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.

Dated: June 12, 2001

                                        NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.

                                         By:   /s/ Daniel M. Healy
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Name:  Daniel M. Healy
                                            Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

                               EXHIBIT INDEX

      Exhibit
      Number       Description

      99.1         Text of press release issued by North Fork on June 11, 2001.

                                                               Exhibit 99.1

                             NORTH FORK BANCORP
275 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 11747 (631) 844-1258 FAX (631) 844-1471

Contacts:

North Fork                                               Commercial Bank
Daniel M. Healy                                          Donald J. Linton
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     Comptroller
631-844-1258                                             212-409-3930

For Immediate Release
June 11, 2001

       THE ACQUISITION BY NORTH FORK OF COMMERCIAL BANK ESTIMATED TO
                       CLOSE IN EARLY FOURTH QUARTER

         New York, N.Y. -North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. (NYSE: NFB) and
Commercial Bank of New York (NASDAQ: CBNY) announced today that they
currently expect North Fork's acquisition of Commercial Bank to be
completed in the fourth quarter of 2001. As previously reported, Commercial
Bank will hold a special meeting of stockholders to vote upon a proposal to
approve and adopt the merger agreement with North Fork on Wednesday, June
27, 2001 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at Commercial Bank's executive offices
at 320 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York. Pursuant to the merger
agreement, North Fork will acquire Commercial Bank for $32.00 per share in
cash.

         As previously disclosed, the parties originally expected to close
in the third quarter. However, the Federal Reserve Board has advised the
parties that the Federal Reserve must approve the transaction before it can
be consummated and, accordingly, an application for such approval must be
filed with the Federal Reserve. In light of the anticipated timing of
Federal Reserve review of North Fork's application, and because the
subscription offering for shares of CBNY Investment Services Corp. would
commence only after all required regulatory approvals are obtained, the
parties believe the transaction will not close prior to the fourth quarter.
The subscription offering is currently expected to remain open for twenty
days, and the closing of the subscription offering is expected to occur
simultaneously with the closing of the merger of Commercial Bank and a
wholly owned subsidiary of North Fork.

On May 18, 2001 CBNY Investment Services Corp. filed a registration
statement with respect to the subscription offering of CBNY Investment
Services Corp. common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"). Investors and security holders are advised to read the
registration statement, as well as any amendments thereto, carefully,
because it contains important information regarding the subscription
offering. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the
registration statement and other relevant documents relating to the
subscription offering filed by CBNY Investment Services Corp. with the SEC
at the SEC's Internet web site at www.sec.gov. The registration statement
and such other documents may also be obtained for free from Commercial Bank
by directing such request to: Commercial Bank of New York, 320 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10022, Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone: (212)
308-9888.

No offer to buy the CBNY Investment Services Corp. common stock can be
accepted and no part of the purchase price can be received until the
registration statement relating to the CBNY Investment Services Corp.
common stock has become effective. This press release shall not constitute
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be
any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state.