SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


            Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2003
                                                             (April 29, 2003)

                              TrustCo Bank Corp NY


             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    New York
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                0-10592                                  14-1630287
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         (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                  5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York 12302
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 377-3311
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TrustCo Bank Corp NY


Item 5.           Other Events

                  A press release was issued on April 29, 2003 announcing that
                  Henry Collins, Secretary and General Counsel will be leaving
                  the Company effective May 23, 2003 to return to private law
                  practice. Other TrustCo employees will assume his duties and
                  responsibilities. Attached is the press release labeled as
                  exhibit 99(a).




Item 7            (c) Exhibits


                  Reg S-K Exhibit No.        Description
                           99(a)             Press release dated April 29, 2003
                                             announcing that Henry
                                             Collins, Secretary and
                                             General Counsel will be
                                             leaving the Company
                                             effective May 23, 2003 to
                                             return to private law
                                             practice. Other TrustCo
                                             employees will assume his
                                             duties and
                                             responsibilities.





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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Dated: April 29, 2003

                                                    TrustCo Bank Corp NY
                                                    (Registrant)


                                                     By:/s/ Robert T. Cushing
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                                                      Robert T. Cushing
                                                      President and
                                                      Chief Executive Officer




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                                 Exhibits Index


The following exhibits are filed herewith:


Reg S-K Exhibit No.        Description                               Page
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         99(a)             Press release dated April 29, 2003          5
                           announcing that Henry Collins,
                           Secretary and General Counsel will be
                           leaving the Company effective May 23,
                           2003 to return to private law practice.
                           Other TrustCo employees will assume
                           his duties and responsibilities.





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                                                                 Exhibit 99(a)

TRUSTCO
Bank Corp NY                                                     News Release
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5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York, 12302
(518) 377-3311   Fax: (518) 381-3668

Subsidiary:      Trustco Bank                                    NASDAQ - TRST

                 Robert M. Leonard
                 Vice President
                 518-381-3693


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TrustCo Bank Corp NY  (TrustCo)  announced  that Henry  Collins,  Secretary  and
General Counsel will be leaving the Company  effective May 23, 2003 to return to
private  law  practice.  Other  TrustCo  employees  will  assume  his duties and
responsibilities.

Except for historical  information  contained  herein,  the matters discussed in
this news release and other  information  contained in TrustCo's  Securities and
Exchange  Commission  filings may express  "forward-looking  statements."  Those
"forward-looking  statements"  may  involve  risk and  uncertainties,  including
statements  concerning  future events or performance  and  assumptions and other
statements that are other than statements of historical facts. TrustCo wishes to
caution  readers not to place undo reliance on any  forward-looking  statements,
which  speak only as of the date made.  Readers are advised  that  various  risk
factors,  including but not limited to: (1) credit risk, (2) interest rate risk,
(3) competition,  (4) changes in the regulatory environment,  and (5) changes in
general  business  and  economic  trends,  could  cause the  actual  results  or
circumstances  for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or
projected.

TrustCo does not  undertake,  and  specifically  disclaims  any  obligation,  to
publicly  release  the  results  of  any  revisions  that  may  be  made  to any
forward-looking  statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or
circumstances after the date of such statement.


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