Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-40104 on Form S-8 of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. of our report dated June 28, 2019 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Dime Community Bank KSOP for the year ended December 31, 2018.

	/s/ Crowe LLP
New York, New York
June 28, 2019