FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2007

                            Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
          Announces Expected Completion Date of Minority Stock Offering

Staten  Island,  New York,  November 5, 2007 -  Northfield  Bancorp,  Inc.,  the
proposed holding company for Northfield Bank, announced today that it expects to
close its minority stock offering on Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

Shares of  Northfield  Bancorp,  Inc. are expected to begin trading on Thursday,
November 8, 2007, on the NASDAQ  Global  Select Market under the symbol  "NFBK",
CUSIP 66611L 10 5.

John W. Alexander,  Chairman,  President and CEO of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. and
Northfield  Bank,  said,  "We are  proud  to be able to offer  ownership  of our
company  to many  of our  long-time  depositors  and  employees  who  have  made
Northfield Bank a success. We appreciate their support and commitment."

The stock  offering  will close at the adjusted  maximum of the offering  range.
Upon closing,  Northfield  Bancorp,  MHC, will hold 24,641,684  shares of common
stock, or 55.0% of the outstanding common stock, and 19,265,316 shares, or 43.0%
of the outstanding  common stock,  will be issued to subscribers in the offering
(including tax-qualified employee benefit plans).  Northfield Bancorp, Inc. will
also contribute $3.0 million in cash and 896,061 shares of common stock (2.0% of
the outstanding shares) to the Northfield Bank Foundation.

The offering was  oversubscribed by eligible account holders of Northfield Bank,
i.e.,  depositors  having eligible  accounts as of March 31, 2006.  Accordingly,
eligible  account  holders will have valid orders filled in accordance  with the
allocation  procedures  described in the  prospectus and set forth in Northfield
Bancorp, Inc.'s plan of stock issuance. Supplemental eligible account holders as
of June 30, 2007, other depositors of Northfield Bank, and other individuals who
placed orders in the Community Offering will not have their orders filled. Based
upon the level of  subscription,  a qualifying  deposit balance of approximately
$178,000, as of March 31, 2006, was required for an order of 25,000 shares to be
completed in full.

If you are an eligible  account  holder,  i.e.,  a depositor  having an eligible
account as of March 31, 2006, and would like to confirm your allocation,  please
contact the Stock Information Center at (718) 448-1000,  extension 751, or (908)
497-9944,  which  will be open from  9:30 a.m.  to 6:00  p.m.,  Eastern  Time on
Tuesday,  November 6, 2007 and  Wednesday,  November  7, 2007 for this  purpose.
Stock certificates and subscription refunds will be processed promptly after the
close of the transaction.

Sandler  O'Neill &  Partners,  L.P.  acted as  financial  advisor to  Northfield
Bancorp,  Inc. in  connection  with the  offering  and managed the  subscription
offering.  Luse  Gorman  Pomerenk & Schick,  P.C.  acted as  special  counsel to
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. FinPro, Inc. served as appraiser.

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