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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001567619-21-002355
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210201
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210205
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210205

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BASSWOOD PARTNERS, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001269758
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34096
		FILM NUMBER:		21598352

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		645 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		10TH FL
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-521-9500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		645 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		10TH FL
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BASSWOOD PARTNERS LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20031110

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000846617
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				112934195
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 MONTAUK HGWAY
		CITY:			BRIDGEHAMPTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11932
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6315371000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 3005
		CITY:			BRIDGEHAMPTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11932

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20190819

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BRIDGE BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940715
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        <footnote id="F1">See Exhibit 99.1</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">See Exhibit 99.1</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">See Exhibit 99.1</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">See Exhibit 99.1</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">See Exhibit 99.1</footnote>
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    <remarks>Exhibit List:
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Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses</remarks>

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        <signatureName>BASSWOOD PARTNERS, L.L.C., /s/ Matthew Lindenbaum</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-02-05</signatureDate>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Exhibit 99.1 &#8211; Explanation of Responses</div>
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            <div style="margin-left: 9.35pt;">1.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;">This Form 4 is filed on behalf of Basswood Partners, L.L.C. (the &#8220;Reporting Person&#8221;). Basswood Partners, L.L.C. is the general partner of Basswood Financial Fund, LP (&#8220;BFF&#8221;), Basswood Opportunity Partners, LP
              (&#8220;BOP&#8221;) and Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP (&#8220;BFLOF&#8221;) (together, the &#8220;Funds&#8221;), and may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the Common Stock held directly by BFF, BOP and BFLOF. In accordance with Instruction 4(b)(iv), the entire
              amount of Common Stock held by the Funds is reported herein. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the Funds, except to the extent, if any, of any direct or indirect
              pecuniary interest therein.&#160; The inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of any securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
              amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) or otherwise.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;">Matthew Lindenbaum, a managing member of Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C, serves on the board of directors of the Issuer as a representative of the Reporting Persons.&#160; As a result, each of the Reporting
              Persons is a &#8220;director-by-deputization&#8221; solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.&#160; By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a
              beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock issued to Matthew Lindenbaum.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">2.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;">Represents shares of Common Stock received in connection with the merger of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (&#8220;Dime&#8221;) and Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (&#8220;Bridge&#8221;) on February 1, 2021 (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;). On January 29, 2021,
              the last business day preceding the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Dime&#8217;s common stock was $15.90 and the closing price of Bridge&#8217;s common stock was $24.43. Pursuant to the Merger, (i) BOP received 113,081 shares of Common
              Stock in exchange for 174,508 shares of Dime&#8217;s common stock; (ii) BFF received 52,515 shares of Common Stock in exchange for 81,043 shares of Dime&#8217;s common stock; and (iii) BFLOF received 28,648 shares of Common Stock in exchange for 44,210
              shares of Dime&#8217;s common stock. These transactions were omitted from the Reporting Persons&#8217; original Form 4.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;">Common Stock held directly by BOP.</div>
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