Press Release
                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Contact:  Howard Nolan
          Senior Executive Vice President       [Bridge Bancorp Graphic Omitted]
          Chief Operating Officer
          (631) 537-1001, ext. 7255


             BRIDGE BANCORP, INC. NAMES EMANUEL ARTURI NEW DIRECTOR

(Bridgehampton, NY - February 1, 2008) Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company")
(NASDAQ(R)/OTCBB:BDGE), the holding company for The Bridgehampton National Bank
(the "Bank"), announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Emanuel Arturi
to serve as a Director of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. and its banking subsidiary, The
Bridgehampton National Bank. Mr. Arturi assumed duties at the regularly
scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors on January 29, 2008.

Kevin O'Connor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Bancorp, Inc.
commented, "As a consultant specializing in the financial services industry, Mr.
Arturi brings both breadth and depth of experience to our Board. A resident of
Remsenburg since 1999, he will also help to expand our knowledge of our western
markets."

Mr. Arturi is the recently retired co-founder of BusinessEdge Solutions Inc., a
national consulting firm specializing in financial services, communications and
the life science industries, headquartered in East Brunswick, New Jersey. He was
formerly president of the U.S. Division of a consulting firm responsible for
over $400 million in revenues. Mr. Arturi was also one of the original founders
of TRECOM Business Systems; a New Jersey based systems integration and
consulting firm as well as an officer and founder of Lambda Tech, a technology
consulting company that was acquired by General Electric. He holds a B.S. in
mathematics from Montclair State University and a Masters degree in mathematics
from Farleigh Dickenson University.

Mr. Arturi has been honored as an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year and
several of his companies have been included in INC Magazine's Top 500, a list of
the fastest growing privately held companies. He sits on the board of
McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead, New York and is a co-founder, with his
wife, of the Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation, formed to bring awareness and
research funding to a rare blood disorder, Diamond Blackfan Anemia. Since its
founding they have raised over $28 million. He and his wife have five children
and live in Remsenberg, New York.

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Bridgehampton National Bank      Contact: Howard Nolan, SEVP, COO, 631.537.1001,
                                            Ext. 7255


Bridge Bancorp, Inc. is a one bank holding company engaged in commercial banking
and financial services through its wholly owned subsidiary, The Bridgehampton
National Bank. Established in 1910, the Bank, with assets of approximately $600
million, and a primary market area of the North and South Forks of Eastern Long
Island, extending westward into Brookhaven Town, operates 14 retail branch
locations. Through this network and electronic delivery channels it provides
deposit and loan products and financial services to local businesses, consumers
and municipalities. Title insurance services are offered through the Bank's
wholly owned subsidiary, Bridge Abstract.

Bridgehampton National Bank continues a rich tradition of involvement in the
community by supporting programs and initiatives that promote local business,
the environment, education, healthcare, social services and the arts.





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