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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-009777
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210201
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210201

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34096
		FILM NUMBER:		21574933

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;8-A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES
OF SECURITIES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;OR
(g)&nbsp;OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Dime Community Bancshares,&nbsp;Inc.</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">New York</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">11-2934195</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
 incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2200 Montauk Highway</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bridgehampton, New York</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11932</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Act:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 48%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual <BR>
Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;A, $0.01 Par Value Per <BR>
Share</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; width: 48%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"> The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">each class is to be registered)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">If this form relates to the registration
of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c)&nbsp;or (e), check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></P>

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of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction
A.(d)&nbsp;or (e), check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Securities Act registration statement or
Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1. Description of Registrant&rsquo;s Securities to be
Registered.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The securities to be registered hereby are
shares of Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;A, par value $0.01 per share (the &ldquo;Preferred Stock&rdquo;),
with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, of Dime Community Bancshares,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;). The
terms of the Preferred Stock are described under the heading &ldquo;Description of the New Bridge Preferred Stock&rdquo; in the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus dated October&nbsp;16, 2020, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000110465920116784/tm2028785-5_424b3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">October&nbsp;21, 2020</A> pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and included in the Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-248787) (the
 &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;), as originally filed with the Commission on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000110465920104883/tm2028785-1_s4.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">September&nbsp;14, 2020</A>. Such information, as
it may hereafter be amended or supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2. Exhibits.</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.1</TD><TD>Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Registrant&rsquo;s amended Form&nbsp;10-QSB, File
No.&nbsp;0-18546, filed October&nbsp;15, 1990)</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000110465921009751/tm214412d1_ex3-1.htm">3.2</A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000110465921009751/tm214412d1_ex3-1.htm">Certificate of Merger (including amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant) (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;1, 2021)
(File No.&nbsp;001-34096))</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000110465921009751/tm214412d1_ex3-2.htm">3.3</A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000110465921009751/tm214412d1_ex3-2.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&rsquo;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;1, 2021 (File No.&nbsp;001-34096))</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES,&nbsp;INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">Date: February&nbsp;1, 2021</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">/s/ Kevin M. O&rsquo;Connor</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 3in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Kevin M. O&rsquo;Connor</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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