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|Exhibit 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|CERTIFICATIONS
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section
1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of Sterling Bancorp, a
New York corporation (the Company), hereby certifies that:
The Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended
March 31, 2004 (the Report) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
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|Dated: | April 28, 2005 | /s/ Louis J. Cappelli                      
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|       |                | Name:  Louis J. Cappelli                   
|       |                | Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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|Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of Sterling Bancorp, a New York
corporation (the Company), hereby certifies that:
The Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended
March 31, 2004 (the Report) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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|Dated: | April 28, 2005 | /s/ John W. Tietjen                                                       
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|       |                | Name:   John W. Tietjen                                                   
|       |                | Title:  Executive Vice President, 
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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|The foregoing certifications are being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)
and are not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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