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EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32 - STERLING BANCORPex32.htm
EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 - STERLING BANCORPex21.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - STERLING BANCORPex31_2.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - STERLING BANCORPex31_1.htm
10-K - PROVIDENT NEW YORK BANCORP 10-K 9-30-2010 - STERLING BANCORPform10k.htm

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-123089, 333-123079, 333-112171, 333-153276, and 333-49344 of Provident New York Bancorp, on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-125855 of Provident New York Bancorp, on Form S-3D of our reports dated December 13, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Provident New York Bancorp, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which reports appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Provident New York Bancorp for the year ended September 30, 2010.
 

 
Crowe Horwath LLP

Livingston, New Jersey
December 13, 2010