**Exhibit      31.1**

| 1) | I                have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of ES Bancshares,                Inc.; |
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| 2) | Based                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statements                of a                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                quarterly report; |
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| 3) | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information                included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                the                financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this                report; |
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| 4) | The                registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for                establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as                defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] for the registrant                and we have: |
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|  | a) | Designed                    such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure                    controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,                    to ensure                    that material information relating to the registrant, including                    its                    consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within                    those                    entities, particularly during the period in which this report                    is being                    prepared; |
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|  | b) | Evaluated                    the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and                    procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about                    the                    effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of                    the end of                    the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;                    and |
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|  | c) | Disclosed                    in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over                    financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent                    fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an                    annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable                    likely to                    materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial                    reporting; and |
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| 5) | The                    small business issuer’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed,                    based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over                    financial                    reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the                    registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent                    function): |
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|  | a) | All                    significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design                    or                    operation of internal control over financial reporting which                    are                    reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability                    to record, process, summarize and report financial information;                    and |
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|  | b) | Any                    fraud, whether material or not material, that involves management                    or other                    employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal                    controls over financial                    reporting. |
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| /s/                Anthony P. Costa                Anthony                P. CostaChairman                and Chief Executive Officer  | Date:              November              14, 2006  |
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