SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): JULY 5, 2006 (JUNE 27, 2006)

                         NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                                                                      
Delaware                                        1-10458                             36-3154608
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   (State or Other                      (Commission File Number)                 (I.R.S. Employer
     Jurisdiction                                                               Identification No.)
   of Incorporation)




                 275 Broadhollow Road Melville, New York 11747
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              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (631) 844-1004
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

      North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. issued a press release on June 27, 2006
(See Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference) announcing that
its Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly dividend of $.25 cents per
common share. The dividend will be payable August 15, 2006, to shareholders of
record at the close of business on July 28, 2006.

      North Fork is a regional bank holding company headquartered in New York
with approximately $58 billion in assets conducting commercial and retail
banking from 352 branch locations in the Tri-State area with a complementary
national mortgage banking business. On March 12, 2006, Capital One Financial
Corporation (NYSE: COF) and North Fork announced that a definitive agreement had
been signed under which Capital One will acquire North Fork. The transaction is
subject to shareholder approval from both companies and customary regulatory
approvals. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2006.



ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c) 99.1 Press Release issued on June 27, 2006.





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                                    SIGNATURE



      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 hereunto duly authorized.


Date: July 5, 2006



NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.


/s/ Daniel M. Healy
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Daniel M. Healy
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer




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