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 *
KING TIMOTHY B
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC [DCOM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
209 HAVEMEYER STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/24/2008
(Street)

BROOKLYN, NY 11211
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 04/24/2008 04/24/2008 M/K(1)   7,500 A $ 10.91 93,165 D  
Common Stock 04/24/2008 04/24/2008 M/K(1)   7,738 A $ 13.16 100,903 D  
Common Stock 04/24/2008 04/24/2008 J/K(1)   9,844 D $ 18.66 91,059 D  
Common Stock               40,107 I BMP
Common Stock               49,818 I ESOP
Common Stock               8,968 I Restricted Stock Awards

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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
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 13.74             05/01/2008 05/01/2017 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 15.1             05/31/2006 05/31/2015 Common Stock 19,569   19,569 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 19.9             01/27/2005 01/27/2014 Common Stock 24,000   24,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 10.91 04/24/2008 04/24/2008 M/K(1)     7,500 12/31/2005 11/21/2011 Common Stock 7,500 $ 10.91 0 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 13.16 04/24/2008 04/24/2008 M/K(1)     7,738 12/31/2005 02/01/2013 Common Stock 7,738 $ 13.16 16,262 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KING TIMOTHY B
209 HAVEMEYER STREET
BROOKLYN, NY 11211
      SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT  

Signatures

 TIMOTHY B.KING   04/28/2008
**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) Mr. King entered into a stock swap transaction in which he exercised and held 15,238 incentive stock options by exchanging 9,844 shares of common stock held by him in order to fund the aggregate exercise cost.

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