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): August 20, 2007

                               ES BANCSHARES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Maryland                        000-52178                   20-4663714
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)       (Commission File No.)     (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                                          Identification No.)


68 North Plank Road, Newburgh, New York                         12550
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (845) 561-0003
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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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         On August 20, 2007, Empire State Bank, N.A. the wholly owned subsidiary
of ES Bancshares, Inc., announced that it has received approval from the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency to open a full-service branch office at 284
New Dorp Lane, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York 10306. The branch is
anticipated to open in October 2007.

         This will be Empire State Bank's third full service branch; joining its
locations in Newburgh and New Paltz. New York. Empire State Bank also has a loan
production office located in Lynbrook, New York as well as a loan production
office in Staten Island, New York which will be consolidated into this Staten
Island branch office.



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) Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits. Not applicable





















                                   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.

                                       ES BANCSHARES, INC.


DATE:  August 20, 2007                 By: /s/ Philip Guarnieri
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                                           Philip Guarnieri
                                           President and Chief Operating Officer