Independence Community Bank Corp. to Present at Lehman Brothers 8th Annual Financial Services Conference

Independence Community Bank Corp. to Present at Lehman Brothers
8th Annual Financial Services Conference 


BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 3  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Independence Community Bank
Corp. (NASDAQ:ICBC), announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Alan H.
Fishman, will present at the Lehman Brothers 8th Annual Financial Services
Conference on May 11th in London at 2:10 P.M. British Summer Time, 9:10 A.M.
(EDT).

A live audio webcast of the Company's presentation will be available via the
Internet at http://www.myindependence.com/ .  The webcast and presentation will
be maintained at the Company's website through Friday, May 20, 2005.

Independence Community Bank Corp. is the holding company for Independence
Community Bank.  The Bank, originally chartered in 1850, currently operates 122
branches located in the greater New York City metropolitan area, which includes
the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau and Suffolk counties and New Jersey.
 At its twenty-one banking offices located on Staten Island, the Bank conducts
business as SI Bank & Trust, a division of Independence Community Bank. The
Bank has three key business divisions: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Consumer
Banking and Business Banking and actively targets small and mid-size
businesses.  The Bank maintains its community orientation by offering its
diverse communities a wide range of financial products and by emphasizing
customer service, superior value and convenience.  The Bank's web address is
http://www.myindependence.com/ . 

DATASOURCE: Independence Community Bank Corp.



CONTACT:  Kathleen Hanrahan, First Vice President, Investor Relations,

[phone], or Frank Baier, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer, [phone], both of Independence Community Bank Corp.



Web site:  http://www.myindependence.com/ 

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