DCOM Dime Community Bancshares Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Schaubeck Patricia M	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ [ DCOM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) EVP and General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 898 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 560	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/1/2022
(Street) HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	2/1/2022		F		1770.00 (1)	D	$34.70	24843.00 (2)	D
Preferred Stock, Series A								1000.00	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Reflects the withholding of shares to satisfy tax obligations on 4,427 shares of restricted stock that vested on February 1, 2022.
(2)	Amount of securities beneficially owned has been reduced by six shares to correct a rounding error in connection with the conversion of shares at the time of merger between Bridge Bancorp, Inc. and Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Schaubeck Patricia M 898 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY SUITE 560 HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788			EVP and General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Alexandra Weeks, as attorney-in-fact		2/3/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date