NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
1731 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, New York 10314
August 9, 2007
VIA FACSIMILE AND EDGAR
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(202) 772-9216
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration Number 333-143643)
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Northfield Bancorp, Inc., a federal corporation in formation
(the "Company"), hereby requests that the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 be declared effective on August 10, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon
thereafter as is practicable.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
o should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to
delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not
foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect
to the filing;
o the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to
delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does
not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the
adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
o the Company may not assert this action as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.
Very truly yours,
\s\ John W. Alexander
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John W. Alexander
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer