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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2004
                                                          (July 20, 2004)
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                              TrustCo Bank Corp NY


             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    New York
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


               0-10592                                  14-1630287
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      (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)

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                  5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York 12305
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 377-3311
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TrustCo Bank Corp NY


Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits

               (c) Exhibits

               Reg S-K Exhibit No.    Description

                   99(a)              Highlights Press Release dated July 20,
                                      2004, for the period ending June 30,
                                      2004, regarding year to date and second
                                      quarter results.

                   99(b)              Press Release dated July 20, 2004, for
                                      the period ending June 30, 2004, regarding
                                      year to date and second quarter results.

 Item 12.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition


               On July 20, 2004, TrustCo Bank Corp NY ("TrustCo")
               issued two press releases with year to date and
               second quarter results for the period ending June 30,
               2004. Attached is a copy of each press release
               labeled as Exhibits 99(a) and 99(b).





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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Dated: July 20, 2004

                                           TrustCo Bank Corp NY
                                          (Registrant)


                                           By:/s/ Robert T. Cushing
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                                           Robert T. Cushing
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer




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                                 Exhibits Index


The following exhibits are filed herewith:


Reg S-K Exhibit No.        Description                            Page
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     99(a)                 Highlights Press Release of              5
                           July 20, 2004,  for the period
                           ending June 30, 2004,  regarding
                           year to date and second quarter results.

     99(b)                 Press Release of July 20, 2004,          6-7
                           for the period ending June 30, 2004,
                           regarding year to date and second quarter
                           results.



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TRUSTCO                                                        Exhibit 99(a)
Bank Corp NY                                                   News Release
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5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York, 12302
(518) 377-3311 Fax: (518) 381-3668

         Subsidiary:     Trustco Bank
                                                               NASDAQ - TRST

         Contact:        Robert Leonard
                         Vice President
                         518-381-3693

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Glenville, New York - July 20, 2004

TrustCo Bank Corp NY
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                           2004                            2003
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Three Months Ended June 30:
         Net Income              $       14,371                          13,411
         Provision for Loan Losses          150                             300

Average Equivalent Shares Outstanding:
         Basic                       74,354,000                      74,369,000
         Diluted                     75,095,000                      75,237,000

         Net Income per Share:
         Basic                  $         0.193                           0.180
         Diluted                          0.191                           0.178
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Six Months Ended June 30:
         Net Income                $     28,504                          26,603
         Provision for Loan Losses          300                             600

Average Equivalent Shares Outstanding:
         Basic                       74,241,000                      74,309,000
         Diluted                     75,085,000                      75,210,000

         Net Income per Share:
         Basic                $           0.384                           0.358
         Diluted                          0.380                           0.354
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Period End:
Total Assets                          2,849,227                       2,683,165
Total Nonperforming Loans                 2,879                           3,936
Total Nonperforming Assets                2,879                           3,936
Allowance for Loan Losses                48,347                          49,528
Allowance as a Percentage
  of Total Loans                           4.14%                           3.88%



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TRUSTCO                                                         Exhibit 99(b)
Bank Corp NY                                                    News Release
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5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York, 12302
(518) 377-3311 Fax: (518) 381-3668

Subsidiary:  Trustco Bank

Contact:     Robert M. Leonard
             Vice President
            (518) 381-3693

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                 TrustCo Announces Record Second Quarter Results



Glenville, New York - July 20, 2004 TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TrustCo, Nasdaq: TRST)
today  announced that it achieved  record results for the second quarter of 2004
and for the first six months of the year.  Net income for the second  quarter of
2004 was $14.4 million, or $0.191 diluted earnings per share,  compared to $13.4
million,  or $0.178 diluted  earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2003.
The second quarter results reflect an increase of 7.2% in net income and 7.3% in
diluted earnings per share over the comparable period in 2003.

Year to date  results  reflect  significant  increases  in both net  income  and
diluted  earnings per share between 2003 and 2004. For the six months ended June
30,  2004 net income  was $28.5  million  and  diluted  earnings  per share were
$0.380,  compared to net income of $26.6 million and diluted  earnings per share
of $0.354 for the  comparable  six month period in 2003.  The six-month  results
reflect an increase of 7.1% in net income and 7.3% in diluted earnings per share
for 2004 compared to the same six-month period in 2003.

Commenting  on the results for 2004,  Robert J.  McCormick,  President and Chief
Executive  Officer noted, "The current quarter and the year to date 2004 results
are very good,  and set the stage for  continued  growth into the second half of
this year."

TrustCo  Bank Corp NY is a $2.8  billion  bank  holding  company and through its
subsidiary, Trustco Bank, operates 69 offices in New York, Vermont, and Florida.
In addition,  the bank  operates a full service Trust  Department  that has $945
million of assets under  management.  The common shares of TrustCo are traded on
the Nasdaq  National  Market tier of the Nasdaq  Stock  Market  under the symbol
TRST.


Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in
this news release and other  information  contained in TrustCo's  Securities and
Exchange  Commission  filings may express  "forward-looking  statements."  Those
"forward-looking  statements"  may  involve  risk and  uncertainties,  including
statements  concerning  future events or performance  and  assumptions and other
statements that are other than statements of historical facts.

TrustCo  wishes  to  caution   readers  not  to  place  undue  reliance  on  any
forward-looking  statements,  which speak only as of the date made.  Readers are
advised  that various risk  factors,  including,  but not limited to: (1) credit
risk,  (2) interest rate risk,  (3)  competition,  (4) changes in the regulatory
environment,  and (5) changes in general  business  and economic  trends,  could
cause  the  actual  results  or  circumstances  for  future  periods  to  differ
materially   from  those   anticipated  or  projected  in  the   forward-looking
statements.


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