EXHIBIT 23

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



                                                                      Exhibit 23

            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 March 14, 2007,  included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.



Beard Miller Company LLP
Pine Brook, New Jersey
March 23, 2007