BROOKLYN, NY--(Marketwired - September 28, 2016) - Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM), announced that Daniel J. Harris, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, will participate in the Mortgage Bankers Association webinar titled "Bank CRE Lending - Navigating the Bank Regulatory Landscape", held on September 29, 2016. Mr. Harris will provide a community banking perspective of how banks are addressing the heighted supervisory concern for CRE lending.

ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) (the "Company") had $5.56 billion in consolidated assets as of June 30, 2016, and is the parent company of the Dime Community Bank (the "bank"). The bank was founded in 1864, is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, and currently has twenty-five branches located throughout Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Nassau County, New York. More information on the Company and the bank can be found on Dime's website at www.dime.com.