CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



         We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation   by  reference  into  the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Pamrapo Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"),  in
regard to the Pamrapo  Bancorp,  Inc. 2003  Stock-Based  Incentive  Plan, of our
report  dated  January  31,  2003,  on  the  Company's   consolidated  financial
statements  as of December  31, 2002 and 2001,  and for each of the years in the
three-year  period  ended  December  31,  2002,  which report is included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.







Pine Brook, New Jersey
June 24, 2003