Astoria Bank Announces Its Lead Sponsorship of July 4th Fireworks at Jones Beach

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Astoria Bank today announced it will be the lead sponsor for the Fourth of July Fireworks celebration at Jones Beach – officially titled Astoria Bank July 4^th Fireworks at Jones Beach – which will be held this year for the first time since 2009.  This will mark the return of a long-standing tradition for Long Islanders and visitors from throughout the New York Metropolitan region.

"Astoria Bank is excited to have the opportunity to bring the Fourth of July Fireworks back to Jones Beach this summer," said Astoria Bank CEO and President Monte Redman.  "This special holiday celebration is a wonderful way to bring families together and promises to have a positive impact on surrounding businesses."

The occasion had been a regional family favorite for nearly 20 years – often drawing more than 100,000 people – and will be a highlight for the schedule of summer entertainment at Jones Beach, which has played host to family friendly festivities and activities since it opened in 1929.

The event will be held on Saturday, July 4, 2015, beginning at 9:30 p.m.  Music during the colorful and patriotic show will be simulcast by WALK 97.5-FM and K98.3-FM. 

An Ongoing Commitment to the Community
The Astoria Bank July 4^th Fireworks at Jones Beach is just one of a wide range of local family activities that Astoria Bank supports to make a difference in the lives of people in the communities it serves.  These include concerts, family-oriented museum exhibits, and summer reading programs for kids.

For more information about the Astoria Bank July 4^th Fireworks at Jones Beach, visit astoriabank.com/fireworks

To learn more about other summer activities in greater New York supported by Astoria Bank, download the Astoria Bank 2015 Summer Fun Guide at astoriabank.com.

About Astoria Financial Corporation
Astoria Financial Corporation AF, with assets of $15.5 billion, is the holding company for Astoria Bank.  Established in 1888, Astoria Bank, with deposits in New York totaling $9.4 billion, is the second largest thrift depository in New York and provides the customers and local communities it serves with quality financial products and services through 87 convenient banking branch locations, a business banking office in Manhattan, and multiple delivery channels, including its flexible mobile banking app.  Astoria Bank commands a significant deposit market share in the attractive Long Island market, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties with a population exceeding that of 38 individual states.  Astoria Bank originates multi-family and commercial real estate loans, primarily on rent controlled and rent stabilized apartment buildings, located in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area and originates residential mortgage loans through its banking and loan production offices in New York, a broker network in four states, primarily along the East Coast, and correspondent relationships covering 13 states and the District of Columbia.

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