EXHIBIT 23

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





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference into the previously  filed
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (No.  333-112201) of BCB Bancorp,  Inc. (the
"Company")  of our report  dated  January 27,  2006,  included in the  Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

/s/ Beard Miller Company LLP

Pine Brook, New Jersey
March 13, 2006