Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Interest and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 42,120		$ 42,940
Interest and dividends on securities:
Interest	6,875		6,954
Dividends	189		175
Other interest income	27		17
Total interest and dividend income	49,211		50,086
Interest expense
Deposits	7,718		8,291
Other interest expense	5,006		7,649
Total interest expense	12,724		15,940
Net interest income	36,487		34,146
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(1,119)		6,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	37,606		28,146
Non-interest income
Banking services fee income	709		1,040
Net loss on sale of loans			(9)
Net gain on sale of securities			2,858
Net loss from fair value adjustments	(644)		(123)
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends	551		414
Bank owned life insurance	776		825
Other income	318		343
Total non-interest income	1,710		5,348
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	12,578		12,233
Occupancy and equipment	2,035		1,860
Professional services	1,210		1,618
FDIC deposit insurance	697		991
Data processing	1,068		1,043
Depreciation and amortization	715		767
Other real estate owned/foreclosure expense	256		668
Other operating expenses	3,534		3,239
Total non-interest expense	22,093		22,419
Income before income taxes	17,223		11,075
Provision for income taxes
Federal	4,758		3,461
State and local	2,169		858
Total taxes	6,927		4,319
Net income	$ 10,296		$ 6,756
Basic earnings per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.34		$ 0.22
Diluted earnings per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.34	[1]	$ 0.22	[1]
Dividends per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.13

[1] For the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were no options that were anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, options topurchase 542,400 shares at an average exercise price of $17.66 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share as theywere anti-dilutive.