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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Golding Cornelius E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC [HCBK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) WEST 80 CENTURY ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/25/2012 (Street) PARAMUS, NJ 07652 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, par value $0.01 per share               20,000 I By IRA

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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

Phantom Stock Units

$ 0 (3)

04/25/2012

A

10,761

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

10,761

$ 0

10,761

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 12.1

07/23/2011

07/22/2020

Common Stock

37,500

37,500

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.5

04/25/2012

04/24/2021

Common Stock

22,917

22,917

D

Phantom Stock Units

$ 0 (1)

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

20,661

20,661

D

Phantom Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

5,790

5,790

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Golding Cornelius E WEST 80 CENTURY ROAD PARAMUS, NJ 07652	X

Signatures

Veronica A. Olszewski, Attorney-in-Fact		05/01/2012
**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)	Awarded to the reporting person on July 23, 2010 pursuant to the Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. 6,887 units have vested and the remaining units will vest equally on each of July 23, 2012 and 2013 based on continued service through the applicable dates. Vested units will be converted to and settled in an equal number of shares of the issuer's common stock on the first day of the calendar month following the sixth month anniversary of termination of service as a director. The reporting person has also been granted dividend equivalent rights, for both vested and unvested units, payable in cash if, as and when dividends are declared and paid on common stock.
(2)	Award on April 25, 2011, pursuant to the Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The units vested on April 25, 2012 and will be converted to and settled in an equal number of shares of the issuer's common stock on the first day of the calendar month following the sixth month anniversary of termination of service as a director. The reporting person has also been granted dividend equivalent rights, for both vested and unvested units, payable in cash if, as and when dividends are declared and paid on common stock.
(3)	Award on April 25, 2012, pursuant to the Plan. The units will vest on April 25, 2013 based on continued service through such date. Vested units will be converted to and settled in an equal number of shares of the issuer's common stock on the first day of the calendar month following the sixth month anniversary of termination of service as a director. The reporting person has also been granted dividend equivalent rights, for both vested and unvested units, payable in cash if, as and when dividends are declared and paid on common stock.

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