Northfield Bancorp Inc. (NFBK) President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, May 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --


 What:
 John W. Alexander, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Northfield
 Bancorp Inc. (NFBK), will preside over the closing bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Steven Klein
 718-448-1000 x 510
 sklein@enorthfield.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Northfield Bancorp Inc. (NFBK):

Northfield Bancorp Inc. is a federally-chartered corporation that completed its initial public stock offering on November 7, 2007 and is the holding company for Northfield Bank.

Northfield Bank was founded in 1887 as the Northfield Building Loan and Savings Association in the Northfield section of Staten Island, New York. Northfield currently has $1.52 billion in assets and operates 18 full-service branch locations in the New York counties of Richmond (Staten Island) and Kings (Brooklyn) and the New Jersey counties of Union and Middlesex.

Northfield Bank offers a full line of deposit and lending products and services to meet the needs of the communities we serve. Northfield's principal lending business consists of originating commercial real estate loans, construction and land loans, multifamily residential loans, one- to four-family residential loans and home equity loans and lines of credit. Northfield also offers a variety of deposit accounts including certificates of deposits, savings accounts, personal and business checking and money market accounts and a charitable interest checking account designed specifically for non-profit organizations. For more information about Northfield Bank, please visit www.eNorthfield.com