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): July 25, 2007

                           PROVIDENT NEW YORK BANCORP
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Delaware                     0-25233               80-0091851
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)  (Commission File No.)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                  Identification No.)


400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello, New York                    10901
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (845) 369-8040
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02.        Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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         On July 25, 2007, the Company issued a press release regarding its
earnings for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007. The press release is
included as Exhibit 99 to this report. The information included in Exhibit 99
is considered to be "furnished" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits
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         The Index of Exhibits immediately precedes the attached exhibits.











                                   SIGNATURES

         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, hereunto duly authorized.

                           PROVIDENT NEW YORK BANCORP



DATE: July 25, 2007                 By:     /s/ Paul A. Maisch
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                                            Paul A. Maisch
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer






































                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

  Exhibit No.            Description
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      99        Press Release of Provident New York Bancorp Dated July 25, 2007












                                   EXHIBIT 99

                   PRESS RELEASE OF PROVIDENT NEW YORK BANCORP