BCB BANCORP, INC.
104-110 Avenue C
Bayonne, New Jersey 07002
August 9, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Dietrich A. King |
| Re: | BCB Bancorp, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed August 1, 2017 File No. 333-219617 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date for the registration statement referred to above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 10, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Should you have any questions or comments regarding the foregoing, please call the Company’s counsel, Christopher J. DeCresce or Michael P. Reed of Covington & Burling, LLP, who can be reached at (212) 841-1017 or (202) 662-5988, respectively.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| BCB Bancorp, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Coughlin | |
| Name: | Thomas Coughlin | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
