CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18
U.S.C.
SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of New York Mortgage Trust, Inc, (the
“Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the
undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant
to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2)
The
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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Date:
November 14, 2007
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/s/ David
A. Akre
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Co-Chief
Executive Officer
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