Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Interest and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 46,560	$ 48,690
Interest and dividends on securities:
Interest	7,631	8,107
Dividends	207	202
Other interest income	17	27
Total interest and dividend income	54,415	57,026
Interest expense
Deposits	10,910	12,334
Other interest expense	6,160	7,537
Total interest expense	17,070	19,871
Net interest income	37,345	37,155
Provision for loan losses	6,000	5,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	31,345	32,155
Non-interest income
Other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") charge		(3,616)
Less: Non-credit portion of OTTI charge recorded in Other Comprehensive Income, before taxes		2,690
Net OTTI charge recognized in earnings		(926)
Loan fee income	466	434
Banking services fee income	455	461
Net loss from fair value adjustments	(448)	(655)
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends	385	500
Bank owned life insurance	696	667
Other income	324	390
Total non-interest income	1,878	871
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	11,041	10,027
Occupancy and equipment	1,930	1,867
Professional services	1,722	1,599
FDIC deposit insurance	1,017	1,428
Data processing	976	1,005
Depreciation and amortization	834	766
Other real estate owned/foreclosure expense	712	337
Other operating expenses	3,304	2,986
Total non-interest expense	21,536	20,015
Income before income taxes	11,687	13,011
Provision for income taxes
Federal	3,624	3,912
State and local	934	1,146
Total taxes	4,558	5,058
Net income	$ 7,129	$ 7,953
Basic earnings per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.26
Diluted earnings per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.26
Dividends per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.13