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8-K - FORM 8-K - STERLING BANCORPd396069d8k.htm
EX-99.2 - GOTHAM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - STERLING BANCORPd396069dex992.htm
EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED AUGUST 13, 2012 - STERLING BANCORPd396069dex991.htm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-123089, 333-123079, 333-112171, 333-153276, and 333-49344 on Form S-8; Registration Statement No. 333-125855 on Form S-3D; and Registration Statement No. 333-179575 on Form S-3, of Provident New York Bancorp, of our report dated March 20, 2012, relating to the financial statements of Gotham Bank of New York, included in the current report of Provident New York Bancorp on Form 8-K dated August 16, 2012.

 

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

Crowe Horwath LLP

Livingston, New Jersey

August 16, 2012