EXHIBIT 99

                      PRESS RELEASE DATED NOVEMBER 7, 2007



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2007


                            NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
                        COMPLETES MINORITY STOCK OFFERING

Staten  Island,  New York,  November 7, 2007 -  Northfield  Bancorp,  Inc.,  the
holding  company for Northfield  Bank,  completed its minority stock offering on
November 7, 2007.  Shares of the  Company's  common  stock are expected to begin
trading on Thursday,  November 8, 2007, on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under
the symbol "NFBK."

The stock  offering  closed  at the  adjusted  maximum  of the  offering  range.
Northfield  Bancorp,  MHC, holds 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,  have  been  issued to  subscribers  in the  offering  (including
tax-qualified  employee benefit plans of Northfield Bank).  Northfield  Bancorp,
Inc. also  contributed  $3.0 million in cash and 896,061  shares of common stock
(2.0% of the outstanding shares) to the Northfield Bank Foundation.

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 on November 7, 2007 and November 8, 2007 from 9:30
a.m. until 6:00 p.m., and beginning on November 9, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Eastern Time 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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