EXHIBIT 23
            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




                                                                      Exhibit 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

BCB Bancorp, Inc.
Bayonne, New Jersey

      We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-112201) of BCB Bancorp,  Inc. of our report dated
March 25, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears
in this Form 10-K.

                                               /s/ Beard Miller Company LLP

Beard Miller Company LLP
Clark, New Jersey
March 25, 2009