LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE: AF), announced that it will participate in the Small & Mid-Cap Bank and Insurance Conference sponsored by Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller in New York City on Tuesday, June 17, 2008. George L. Engelke, Jr., Astoria's Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the conference at 10:25 a.m. Eastern Time.

A simultaneous webcast of Mr. Engelke's presentation, including the slide presentation and any follow-up questions and answers, will be available on the Company's website, www.astoriafederal.com. The presentation webcast will be archived on the Company's website and will be available through Friday, June 27, 2008.

Astoria Financial Corporation, with assets of $21.5 billion, is the holding company for Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association. Established in 1888, Astoria Federal, with deposits in New York totaling $13.0 billion, is the largest thrift depository headquartered in New York and embraces its philosophy of 'Putting people first' by providing the customers and local communities it serves with quality financial products and services through 86 convenient banking office locations and multiple delivery channels, including its enhanced website, www.astoriafederal.com. Astoria Federal commands the fourth largest deposit market share in the attractive Long Island market, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties with a population exceeding that of 38 individual states.