POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Lissette Martinez, Frank Perez, Ben Smolij,

and Dan Weitzel, or any of them signing singly, and with full power

of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of PDL Community

Bancorp (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section

16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment

or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with

the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of

benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power

of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise

of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents

and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,

with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and

confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by

virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein

granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with

respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities

issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  This

Power of Attorney supersedes all previous Powers of Attorney relating

to the subject matter hereof.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 30th day of January 2019.



Signature: /s/ Maria Alvarez