UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2005

                                BCB BANCORP, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            New Jersey                      0-50275              26-0065262
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)         (Commission File No.)    (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


104-110 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey                             07002
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (201) 823-0700
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 8.01      Other Events
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               By a press release dated September 12, 2005, the Company
               announced the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-1.


Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
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               (a) Financial Statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable.

               (b) Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable.

               (c) Exhibits.

                  The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:

                  99.1 Press release dated September 12, 2005, announcing the
                       Company's filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-1.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                            BCB BANCORP, INC.



DATE: September 13, 2005               By: /s/ Donald Mindiak
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                                           Donald Mindiak
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

   Exhibit No.        Description
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      99.1            Press release dated September 12, 2005, announcing the
                      Company's filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-1.