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): August 14, 2006

                                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.

On August 14, 2006,  BCB Bancorp,  Inc. (the  "Company")  issued a press release
disclosing that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.30
per share.  The dividend will be paid on September 20, 2006 to the  stockholders
of  record  as of the  close of  business  on  September  1,  2006.  This is the
Company's first cash dividend since opening for business in November of 2000.

A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

    Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

    Not applicable.

(c) Shell Company Transactions.

    Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.            Description
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Exhibit 99.1:          Press Release dated August 14, 2006, announcing a special
                       cash dividend of $0.30 per share.








                                   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: August 15, 2006                  By: /s/ Donald Mindiak
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                                           Donald Mindiak
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer




EXHIBIT INDEX

      Exhibit No.             Description

         99.1                 Press Release dated August 14, 2006, announcing a
                              special cash dividend of $0.30 per share.