Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Interest and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 42,668		$ 42,540		$ 127,277		$ 128,341
Interest and dividends on securities:
Interest	6,309		7,135		20,051		21,263
Dividends	190		163		574		574
Other interest income	10		13		55		54
Total interest and dividend income	49,177		49,851		147,957		150,232
Interest expense
Deposits	7,336		7,776		22,724		24,160
Other interest expense	9,884		5,090		19,960		17,645
Total interest expense	17,220		12,866		42,684		41,805
Net interest income	31,957		36,985		105,273		108,427
(Benefit) provision for loan losses	(618)		3,435		(2,829)		12,935
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	32,575		33,550		108,102		95,492
Non-interest income (loss)
Other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") charge			(1,622)				(2,508)
Less: Non-credit portion of OTTI charge recorded in Other Comprehensive Income, before taxes			706				1,089
Net OTTI charge recognized in earnings			(916)				(1,419)
Banking services fee income	748		344		2,324		2,612
Net gain from sale of securities	5,216		96		5,216		2,972
Net gain on sale of loans			1				144
Net loss from fair value adjustments	(474)		(190)		(1,520)		(621)
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends	463		399		1,444		1,214
Bank owned life insurance	762		853		2,293		2,519
Other income	408		358		1,062		1,071
Total non-interest income	7,123		945		10,819		8,492
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	12,164		10,716		36,686		33,910
Occupancy and equipment	2,007		1,961		5,961		5,677
Professional services	1,601		1,247		4,338		4,380
FDIC deposit insurance	771		658		2,141		2,435
Data processing	1,021		1,042		3,131		3,184
Depreciation and amortization	690		737		2,122		2,238
Other real estate owned/foreclosure expense	372		417		907		1,529
Other operating expenses	2,811		2,272		8,868		8,329
Total non-interest expense	21,437		19,050		64,154		61,682
Income before income taxes	18,261		15,445		54,767		42,302
Provision for income taxes
Federal	5,240		4,593		15,511		12,717
State and local	1,820		1,431		6,074		3,781
Total taxes	7,060		6,024		21,585		16,498
Net income	$ 11,201		$ 9,421		$ 33,182		$ 25,804
Basic earnings per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.38		$ 0.32		$ 1.11		$ 0.86
Diluted earnings per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.38	[1]	$ 0.32	[1]	$ 1.11	[1]	$ 0.86	[1]
Dividends per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.13		$ 0.45		$ 0.39

[1] For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, options to purchase 61,000 shares at an average exercise price of $19.37 and 111,050 shares at an average exercise price of $19.56, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share as they were anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, there were no options which were considered anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, options to purchase 320,200 shares at an average exercise price of $18.33 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share as they were anti-dilutive.