EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hudson Valley Holding Corp.                            CONTACT
21 Scarsdale Road                                      Stephen R. Brown
Yonkers, NY 10707                                      EVP, CFO and Treasurer
                                                       (914) 771-3212 (Earnings)

                                                       Wendy Croker
                                                       VP, Shareholder Relations
                                                       (914) 771-3214 (Dividend)

                           HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP.
                        REPORTS RECORD SIX MONTH EARNINGS
                           AND ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND

      YONKERS, NY, July 25, 2006 ...James J. Landy, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Hudson Valley Holding Corp., announces earnings for the first
six months of 2006. Earnings for the six month period were $16.4 million,
compared to $ 15.2 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of 8.0%.
Diluted earnings per share were $1.96 compared to $1.84 for the same period last
year. Mr. Landy emphasized that this significant growth in earnings was the
result of strong loan demand, continued deposit growth and an increase in
investment management services. In addition, Mr. Landy announced that, as of
June 30, 2006, assets totaled $2.2 billion, deposits totaled $1.5 billion, and
net loans totaled $1.1 billion.

      Further, William E. Griffin, Chairman of the Board, noting the continued
excellent performance of the Company, announced that the Board of Directors has
declared a cash dividend of $0.49 per share payable to all shareholders of
record as of the close of business August 4, 2006. The dividend will be
distributed to shareholders on or about August 11, 2006.

Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (HUVL), headquartered in Yonkers, NY, is the parent
company of two independently owned local banks, Hudson Valley Bank (HVB) and
NYNB Bank (NYNB). Hudson Valley Bank is a Westchester based bank with more than
$2 billion in assets, serving the metropolitan area with 21 branches located in
Westchester, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. HVB specializes in providing a
full range of financial services to businesses, professional services firms,
not-for-profit organizations and individuals; and provides investment management
services through a subsidiary, A. R. Schmeidler & Co., Inc. NYNB Bank is a Bronx
based bank with approximately $130 million in assets serving the local
communities of the South Bronx, Upper Manhattan and Roosevelt Island with five
branches. NYNB provides a full range of financial services to individuals, small
businesses and not-for-profit organizations in its local markets. Hudson Valley
Holding Corp.'s stock is traded under the ticker symbol "HUVL" on the OTC
Bulletin Board. Additional information on Hudson Valley Bank and NYNB Bank can
be obtained on their respective web-sites at www.hudsonvalleybank.com and
www.nynb.com.

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