SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 645 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ [ DCOM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Director-by-Deputization
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/30/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")	01/30/2024		J(2)		66,038	D	$24.76	971,708	I	See footnotes(1)(3)
Common Stock	01/30/2024		J(2)		66,038	A	$24.76	1,037,746	I	See footnotes(1)(3)
Common Stock	01/31/2024		S		27,068	D	$22.98	1,010,678	I	See footnotes(1)(3)
Common Stock	01/31/2024		P		4,543	A	$23	1,015,221	I	See footnotes(1)(3)
Common Stock	01/31/2024		P		3,849	A	$23	46,962	I	See footnotes(1)(4)
Common Stock	01/31/2024		P		2,635	A	$23	156,654	I	See footnotes(1)(5)
Common Stock	01/31/2024		P		16,041	A	$23	494,874	I	See footnotes(1)(6)
Common Stock								7,905	I	See footnotes(1)(7)
Common Stock								138,282	D(1)(8)
Common Stock								172,660.82	D(1)(9)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 645 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Director-by-Deputization

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LINDENBAUM BENNETT D (Last) (First) (Middle) BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Director-by-Deputization

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LINDENBAUM MATTHEW A (Last) (First) (Middle) BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD FINANCIAL LONG ONLY FUND, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Director-by-Deputization

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Director-by-Deputization

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD PARTNERS, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Director-by-Deputization

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD FINANCIAL FUND, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Director-by-Deputization

Explanation of Responses:

1. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

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Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filer Information Exhibit 99.3 - Joint Filers' Signatures

	Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Matthew Lindenbaum, Managing Member	02/01/2024
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