U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                        ----------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2002

                         BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                       -------------------------
                   COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-18546
                       -------------------------

                                    NEW YORK
                  (State or other jurisdiction of
                   incorporation or organization)

                              2200 MONTAUK HIGHWAY
                       BRIDGEHAMPTON, NEW YORK
              (Address of principal executive offices)

                                      11932
                                   (Zip Code)

                              11-2934195
                 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

                                 (516) 537-1000
                           (Issuer's telephone number)

                             NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                     if changed since last report.)

Item 5.  Other Events

On July 15, 2002, the Board of Directors of Bridge Bancorp Inc. elected both
Dennis Suskind and Charles I. Massoud as Directors of Bridge Bancorp Inc. and
its banking subsidiary Bridgehampton National Bank.  Their directorships are
additions to the current boards, which now each include nine members.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (a)     Exhibits

                1.      Press Release - Bridge Bancorp, Inc. Elects Two New
                                        Directors

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.

                                        Bridge Bancorp, Inc.
                                        (Registrant)

                                           By: /s/ Thomas J. Tobin
                                              --------------------------
                                              Thomas J. Tobin
                                              Chief Executive Officer

                                                   Press Release
                                               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:      Sandra Novick
              Director of Marketing
              (631) 537-1001, ext. 263

                  Bridge Bancorp, Inc. Elects two new directors

(Bridgehampton,  NY - July  22,  2002)  Bridge  Bancorp,  Inc.  (The  "Company")
(NASDAQ/OTCBB:BDGE),  the holding  company for The  Bridgehampton  National Bank
(the "Bank"),  announced that its Board of Directors  elected two new members at
its meeting on July 15th,  2002. Both Dennis Suskind and Charles I. Massoud will
serve as  Directors of Bridge  Bancorp,  Inc.  and its banking  subsidiary,  The
Bridgehampton  National Bank. They will assume duties at the regularly scheduled
meeting of the Board of Directors on August 19th.

Thomas J. Tobin,  President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Bancorp, Inc.,
commented,  "Corporate  governance is an  increasingly  important  issue for all
public  companies  regardless of size.  The knowledge and experience of both Mr.
Suskind  and Mr.  Massoud add new  perspectives  and  oversight  to our Board of
Directors.  The abilities and  expertise of these  individuals  will augment the
strengths  of our Board,  and support  our  potential  for Company  growth as we
continue to deliver consistent  financial  performance to our shareholders." Mr.
Tobin  continued,  "Both  gentlemen are actively  involved in our marketplace on
professional  and  personal  levels.  It is our  pleasure to welcome them as The
Bridge Group continues to move forward with new business initiatives."

Dennis Suskind, presently serves as Councilman for the Town of Southampton.  Mr.
Suskind was General  Partner at Goldman  Sachs until his  retirement in 1990. At
Goldman Sachs,  his  responsibilities  in the Commodities and Currency  Division
included oversight of the company's  worldwide  precious metal operations,  with
approximately  300  employees  under his area of  supervision.  Mr.  Suskind has
served as Vice Chairman of both the New York Mercantile and Commodity Exchanges.
He proudly  serves as  President of the Board of the Arthur Ashe  Institute  for
Urban Health.  Mr. Suskind continues to volunteer his time and expertise to many
other

                                                      -more-

                                                   Press Release
                                               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:      Sandra Novick
              Director of Marketing
              (631) 537-1001, ext. 263

worthwhile organizations including service on the President's Council of Peconic
Land Trust,  Director of the United  Equity Fund,  and former  membership on the
Board of  Trustees  of the  South  Fork/Shelter  Island  Chapter  of the  Nature
Conservancy.  Mr. Suskind is President of the world renown Hampton Classic Horse
Show.  Dennis  Suskind and his wife Cynthia are parents of four  children.  They
have  been  members  of the  Bridgehampton  community  for  nearly  30 years and
maintain residences in Bridgehampton and Manhattan.

Charles  I.  Massoud  holds his  Masters  of  Business  Administration  from the
prestigious  Wharton School. Mr. Massoud worked for IBM for nearly 20 years as a
marketing  executive both  domestically and abroad.  In 1983 Mr. Massoud and his
wife Ursula  planted 15 acres of grapes after  purchasing  an old potato farm in
Aquebogue,  and in 1991 they sold their first wine.  In 1992,  Mr.  Massoud took
early  retirement  from IBM and turned a wine  making  hobby into his  full-time
profession.  Today,  Paumanok  Vineyard  has grown to 63 producing  acres,  with
Paumanok maintaining a reputation for fine quality wines. Mr. Massoud has played
a  leadership  role in the  development  of the wine  industry  on the East End,
having been  elected  President  of the Long Island Wine  Council for five terms
before stepping down in 2000. He serves as Trustee at Central  Suffolk  Hospital
acting as Corporate Secretary and chairman of the Hospital's  strategic planning
committee. Charles and Ursula Massoud have three children.

The  Bridgehampton  National  Bank is the  oldest  independent  commercial  bank
headquartered on the South Fork of Long Island. In addition to its latest branch
which opened July 19th in The Hampton Bays Town Center, the Bank operates retail
branches in Bridgehampton,  East Hampton,  Greenport,  Mattituck,  Montauk,  Sag
Harbor, Southampton, Southampton Village and Southold.

The Bridgehampton National Bank, which is locally directed and managed maintains
a policy of community  involvement through programs and initiatives that enhance
the environment and quality of life on the East End. The Bank is a member of the
Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation and is an Equal Housing Lender and Equal
Opportunity Employer.

This release may contain  certain  forward-looking  statements that are based on
management's  current   expectations   regarding  economic,   legislative,   and
regulatory  issues that may impact the  Company's  earnings  in future  periods.
Factors  that  could  cause  future  results  to vary  materially  from  current
management  expectations  include,  but are not  limited  to,  general  economic
conditions,  changes in interest  rates,  deposit flows real estate values,  and
competition;  changes in accounting principles,  policies or guidelines; changes
in legislation or regulation;  and other  economic,  competitive,  governmental,
regulatory  and  technological   factors  affecting  the  Company's  operations,
pricing, products and services.

                                                       -####