EXHIBIT 32

                  CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
                             CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002





                                                                      Exhibit 32

                            Certification pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             as adopted pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Donald Mindiak,  President and Chief  Executive  Officer and Thomas M. Coughlin,
Chief Financial Officer of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") each certify in his
capacity as an officer of the Company that he has reviewed the annual  report of
the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and that to
the best of his knowledge:

         (1)      the  report  fully complies  with the  requirements of Section
                  13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      the information  contained in the report fairly  presents,  in
                  all material respects,  the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.

The purpose of this  statement  is solely to comply  with Title 18,  Chapter 63,
Section  1350 of the United  States  Code,  as  amended  by  Section  906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

March 13, 2006                            /s/ Donald Mindiak
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Date                                      President and Chief Executive Officer


March 13, 2006                            /s/ Thomas M. Coughlin
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Date                                      Chief Financial Officer