Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM) 10-K 2006 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-50933 on Form S-8 of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. of our reports dated February 24, 2007 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which reports appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2006.

/s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

Livingston, New Jersey

March 9, 2007