Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
RENYI THOMAS A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANK OF NEW YORK CO INC [BK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, ONE WALL STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/14/2005
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10286		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 05/05/2005   L V 191.17 A $ 28.6021 712,446.35 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 08/04/2005   L V 189.21 A $ 30.5554 712,635.56 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/04/2005   L V 187.12 A $ 31.1089 712,822.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   5,000 D $ 32.38 707,822.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   5,000 D $ 32.4 702,822.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   3,000 D $ 32.44 699,822.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   7,500 D $ 32.45 692,322.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   2,000 D $ 32.46 690,322.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   7,500 D $ 32.47 682,822.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   5,000 D $ 32.53 677,822.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   M   67,136 A $ 11.2813 744,958.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   10,001 D $ 32.3 734,957.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   3,500 D $ 32.31 731,457.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   3,600 D $ 32.32 727,857.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   5,000 D $ 32.34 722,857.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   10,000 D $ 32.35 712,857.68 D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 11/14/2005   S(1)   4,100 D $ 32.37 708,757.68 (2) D  
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50)               130,000 (3) I by GRAT 2-2005
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50)               260,000 (4) I by GRAT 3-2005
Stock Units               403,064.15 (5) D  

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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. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options $ 11.2813 11/14/2005   M     67,136 01/09/1998 01/09/2006 Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 67,136 $ 11.2813 3,940,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
RENYI THOMAS A
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
ONE WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10286		   X     Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 Thomas A. Renyi   11/15/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The sale is being made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 sales plan adopted on March 12, 2004.
(2) The amount of securities beneficially owned reported above following reported transaction(s) does not include 204,767 shares owne d by reporting person through a grantor retained annuity trust.
(3) These shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned but were contributed to a grantor retained annuity trust on August 23, 2005.
(4) These shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned but were contributed to a grantor retained annuity trust on August 23, 2005.
(5) Represents number of stock units held in employer's stock fund in The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Employee Savings and Investm ent Plan, formerly the Profit Sharing Plan, as of October 31, 2005.

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