POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Michael J. Hegarty, John R. Buran,
David W. Fry, Anna M. Piacentini, and Russell A. Fleishman,
each acting individually, as the undersigneds true
and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as
described below, to take the following actions on behalf of and
in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:
(1)	prepare, execute, and file on behalf of the undersigned
Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect
to the securities of Flushing Financial Corporation (the
Company), with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, any stock exchange and the Company, as considered
necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and the rules and
regulations thereunder;
(2)	seek or obtain, as the undersigneds representative and on
the undersigneds behalf, information regarding transactions in
the Companys securities from any third party, including brokers
and employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the
undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such
information to such attorneys-in-fact and approves and ratifies
any such release of information; and
(3)	do and perform any and all other acts which in the
discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable
for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the
foregoing.
The undersigned acknowledges that:
(1)	this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require,
each such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on
information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent
verification of such information;
(2)	any documents prepared and/or executed by any such attorney-
in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information
and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her
discretion, deems necessary or desirable;
(3)	neither the Company nor any of such attorneys-in-fact
assumes (i) any liability for the undersigneds responsibility to
comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any
liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the
undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act and
(4)	this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigneds obligations
under the Exchange Act, including without limitation the
reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all
and every act and thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be
done in the exercise of the rights and powers granted by this
Power of Attorney as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do personally, hereby ratifying all
that each such attorney-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done for and on behalf of the undersigned by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
each such attorney-in-fact or until such earlier time as the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 15th day of June, 2004.
Signature


Vincent F. Nicolosi