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): June 22, 2005
                                                     (June 23, 2005)

                     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 5.02 Departures of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
          Appointment of Principal Officers

          On June 21, 2005, the Company's board of directors appointed
          Robert J. McCormick to the board. Mr. McCormick, age 41, has
          been president and chief executive officer of the Company
          since January 2004, has been an executive officer of the
          Company since 2001, and has been president and chief executive
          officer of Trustco Bank, the Company's wholly owned
          subsidiary, since November 2002. Mr. McCormick will stand for
          election at the Company's 2006 annual meeting of shareholders.
          There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.
          McCormick and any other person pursuant to which he was
          selected to serve on the board of directors, and, currently,
          Mr. McCormick has not been named to any committee of the
          board. Additional information with respect to Mr. McCormick is
          contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
          year ended December 31, 2004, including the portions of the
          Company's proxy statement incorporated by reference therein.
          As disclosed in the proxy statement, Trustco Bank obtains
          legal services from, and pays fees to, a law firm in which
          Thomas R. McCormick, the brother of Mr. McCormick, is a
          partner. Trustco Bank obtains such services at rates that are
          substantially the same as those the firm charges other
          clients, and the firm is one of a number of law firms that is
          retained by TrustCo to provide legal services to it. Robert J.
          McCormick is the son of Robert A. McCormick, the chairman of
          TrustCo's board of directors.

          A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of
          Robert J. McCormick to the Company's board is attached hereto
          as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (c) Exhibits


          Reg S-K Exhibit No.     Description
               99.1               Press  release dated June 22, 2005  
                                  announcing  the  appointment  of a new
                                  director.



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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: June 22, 2005

                                    TrustCo Bank Corp NY
                                    (Registrant)


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



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                           Exhibits Index


The following exhibits are filed herewith:


Reg S-K Exhibit No.   Description                              Page
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         99.1         Press release dated June 22, 2005        5
                      announcing the appointment of a
                      new director.



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                                                          Exhibit 99.1
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

Contact:       Robert M. Leonard
               Administrative Vice President
               518-381-3693

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:



   TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR



Glenville, New York, June 22, 2005 - The Board of Directors announced the
appointment of Robert J. McCormick to the TrustCo Bank Corp NY and Trustco Bank
Board of Directors. Mr. McCormick is President and Chief Executive Officer of
TrustCo Bank Corp NY and Trustco Bank.

TrustCo Bank Corp NY is a $2.8 billion bank holding company, and through its
subsidiary, Trustco Bank, operates 77 bank offices in New York, Vermont, and
Florida. In addition, the bank operates a full service Trust Department. The
common shares of TrustCo are traded on the Nasdaq National Market tier of the
Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol TRST.


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