Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (HCBK) Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, April 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Ronald E. Hermance, CEO of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (HCBK), will
 preside over the opening bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Susan K. Munhall
 Investor Relations
 Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
 (201) 967-8290; smunhall@hcsbnj.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (HCBK):

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. is the largest savings bank headquartered in New Jersey and the second largest thrift in the United States. Forbes recently named Hudson City "The Best-Managed Bank of 2007." In addition, The Wall Street Journal Shareholder Scoreboard of 1,000 companies across 75 industry groups cited Hudson City as the #2 bank in the country for a 5-year average return of 23.6% and #2 for a one-year average return of 10.9% for 2007. Hudson City is recognized as The Most Efficient Bank in the country, which enables it to deliver significant values to customers in the form of competitive deposit yields and mortgage rates, lower closing fees and a straight-forward, streamlined mortgage process. Hudson City is ranked in the top fifty U.S. financial institutions by asset size and currently operates a total of 119 branch offices in the New York metropolitan area. Deposit accounts at Hudson City are FDIC-insured to the maximum allowed by law.