UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 13, 2005

                                BCB BANCORP, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            New Jersey                0-50275                     26-0065262
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)    (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


104-110 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey                                07002
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (201) 823-0700
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 8.01      Other Events
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               BCB Bancorp,  Inc. issued a press release  announcing that it has
               priced  its public  offering  of  1,100,000  shares of its common
               stock  underwritten  by  Janney  Montgomery  Scott  LLC on a firm
               commitment basis at $15.25 per share  representing  approximately
               $15.2 million in net offering  proceeds.  The common stock of BCB
               Bancorp, Inc. will begin trading on the Nasdaq National Market on
               December 14, 2005 under the symbol "BCBP."

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a)  Financial Statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable.

(b)  Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable.

(c)  Exhibits.

               The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:


               99.1      Press release dated  December 14, 2005,  announcing the
                         pricing  of  1,100,000   shares of  BCB  Bancorp,  Inc.
                         common  stock in an  offering  underwritten  by  Janney
                         Montgomery  Scott LLC and the  beginning  of trading of
                         BCB Bancorp,  Inc.  common  stock  on  Nasdaq  National
                         Market








                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                BCB BANCORP, INC.



DATE: December 14, 2005                By: /s/ Donald Mindiak
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                                           Donald Mindiak
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit No.                Description
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          99.1           Press release dated  December 14, 2005,  announcing the
                         pricing  of  1,100,000  shares  of  BCB  Bancorp,  Inc.
                         common  stock in an  offering  underwritten  by  Janney
                         Montgomery  Scott LLC and the  beginning  of trading of
                         BCB Bancorp,  Inc.  common  stock  on  Nasdaq  National
                         Market