EXHIBIT 23.2

                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP








                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors\
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated February 9, 2004 related to the consolidated
balance sheet of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2003 and the related
consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which report
appears in the December 31, 2003 annual report on Form 10-K of Brookline
Bancorp, Inc.


                                  /s/ KPMG LLP

April 15, 2004
Boston, MA