Exhibit 24.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned does
hereby constitute and appoint each of Michael J. Hegarty, Monica C. Passick and
Anna M. Piacentini, with full power of substitution, his true and lawful
attorney to execute in his name a Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933
relating to 675,000 shares of common stock of Flushing Financial Corporation
(the "Company") which may be issued under the Company's 1996 Stock Option
Incentive Plan and the Company's 1996 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan, including
without limitation, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Each such attorney and his substitutes shall have and may
exercise all powers to act hereunder. Each of the undersigned does hereby ratify
and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has signed his name
hereto as of this 21st day of May, 2002.


/S/ MICHAEL J. HEGARTY                         /S/ GERARD P. TULLY, SR.
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Michael J. Hegarty                             Gerard P. Tully, Sr.



/S/ MONICA C. PASSICK                          /S/ JAMES D. BENNETT
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Monica C. Passick                              James D. Bennett



                                               /S/ ROBERT A. MARANI
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Louis C. Grassi                                Robert A. Marani



/S/ JOHN O. MEAD                               /S/ VINCENT F. NICOLOSI
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John O. Mead                                   Vincent F. Nicolosi



/S/ FRANKLIN F. REGAN, JR.                     /S/ JOHN E. ROE, SR.
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Franklin F. Regan, Jr.                         John E. Roe, Sr.



/S/ MICHAEL J. RUSSO
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Michael J. Russo