Exhibit 32

                            Certification pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             as adopted pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Donald Mindiak,  President and Chief  Executive  Officer and Thomas M. Coughlin,
Chief Financial Officer of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") each certify in his
capacity as an officer of the Company that he has reviewed the annual  report of
the  Company on Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended June 30,  2006 and that to the
best of his knowledge:

         (1)      the report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section
                  13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      the information  contained in the report fairly  presents,  in
                  all material respects,  the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.

The purpose of this  statement  is solely to comply  with Title 18,  Chapter 63,
Section  1350 of the United  States  Code,  as  amended  by  Section  906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


August 1, 2006                             /s/ Donald Mindiak
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                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


August 1, 2006                             /s/ Thomas M. Coughlin
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                                           Chief Financial Officer



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