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): January 3, 2008
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                            Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       United States                  1-33732                     26-1384892
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File No.)          (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



     1410 St. Georges Avenue, Avenel, New Jersey                     07001
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         (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (732) 499-7200
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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 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;  Election of Directors;
             Appointment of Certain  Officers;  Compensatory Arrangements of
             Certain Officers.
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          On January 3, 2008,  Northfield Bank entered into amended and restated
          employment agreements with its Chairman, President and Chief Executive
          Officer, John W. Alexander,  and one of its Executive Vice Presidents,
          Michael J. Widmer.  The  amendments  (1) conform the agreements to the
          requirements  of  Section  409(A)  of the  Internal  Revenue  Code and
          related  regulations  thereunder  and (2)  conform the  agreements  to
          requirements  of  Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations  that are
          applicable to Northfield Bank following its conversion from a New York
          chartered savings bank to a federally chartered savings bank. Pursuant
          to the review process  provided for in each agreement,  the agreements
          were  extended  for  an  additional  year  so  that  the  term  of the
          agreements  remains three years.  The agreement with Mr. Alexander was
          also amended to provide for a reduced base salary.

          The  amended  and  restated  agreements  are filed as exhibits to this
          Current Report on Form 8-K.

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

       (b)   Not Applicable.

       (c)   Not Applicable.

       (d)   Exhibits.

       Exhibit No.               Exhibit

           10.1                  Employment Agreement with John W. Alexander,
                                 dated January 3, 2008

           10.2                  Employment Agreement with Michael J. Widmer,
                                 dated January 3, 2008








                                   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.

                                                    NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.



DATE:  January 8, 2008                      By:     /s/ Steven M. Klein
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                                                    Steven M. Klein
                                                    Executive Vice President
                                                    and Chief Financial Officer