FORM 5 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Form 3 Holdings Reported Form 4 Transactions Reported

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lindenbaum Nathan 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BRIDGE BANCORP INC [BDGE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") 12/10/2015   G5 24 D $ 0 3,889 D (1)   Common Stock             81,000 I See footnotes (1) (2) Common Stock             97,202 I See footnotes (2) (3) Common Stock             87,327 I See footnotes (1) (4) Common Stock             20,540 I See footnotes (1) (5) Common Stock 12/07/2015   G5 3,700 D $ 0 62,270 I See footnotes (1) (6) Common Stock 12/22/2015   G5 1,435 D $ 0 60,835 I See footnotes (1) (6) Common Stock             50,197 I See footnotes (1) (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lindenbaum Nathan C/O BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Nathan Lindenbaum		11/23/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 5 is filed on behalf of Nathan Lindenbaum. Mr. Lindenbaum directly holds Common Stock and is trustee of Abigail 2012, Victoria and Ben 2012 and Shari 1994 and is the managing member of MGS and may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the Common Stock held directly by such entities. In addition, Mr. Lindenbaum may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the Common Stock held directly by Naftali Asher and Nathan 1995.
(2)	Common Stock held directly by MGS Partners, LLC ("MGS").
(3)	Common Stock held directly by Abigail Tambor 2012 Children's Trust ("Abigail 2012").
(4)	Common Stock held directly by Victoria and Benjamin Feder 2012 Children's Trust ("Victoria and Ben 2012").
(5)	Common Stock held directly by Shari A. Lindenbaum 1994 Children's Trust ("Shari 1994").
(6)	Common Stock held directly by Naftali Asher Investments, LLC ("Naftali Asher").
(7)	Common Stock held directly by Nathan J Lindenbaum 1995 Children Trust ("Nathan 1995").

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