EXHIBIT 23

      ACCOUNTANT'S CONSENT TO INCORPORATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN FORM S-8



                  CONSENT OF REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference into the previously  filed
Registration  Statement of Form S-8 (no.  333-1122-1) of BCB Bancorp,  Inc. (the
"Company")  of our report  dated  January 28,  2005,  included in the  Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.


Pine Brook, New Jersey
March 15, 2005