Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-133591,  No.  333-86986,  No.  333-51187  and No.  333-53001  on Form S-8 of
Peapack-Gladstone  Financial  Corporation of our reports dated February 29, 2008
with  respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of  Peapack-Gladstone
Financial  Corporation and the  effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting,  which  reports  appear  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2007.

                                        /s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
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                                        Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

Livingston, New Jersey
March 10, 2008

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