Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Interest and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans		$ 57,322	$ 51,631	$ 112,339	$ 102,516
Interest and dividends on securities:
Interest		5,616	6,432	11,084	12,527
Dividends		17	123	31	244
Other interest income		338	129	625	282
Total interest and dividend income		63,293	58,315	124,079	115,569
Interest expense
Deposits		14,788	9,510	26,898	18,490
Other interest expense		5,865	5,188	11,932	10,073
Total interest expense		20,653	14,698	38,830	28,563
Net interest income		42,640	43,617	85,249	87,006
Provision for loan losses				153
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		42,640	43,617	85,096	87,006
Non-interest income
Banking services fee income		1,000	1,014	1,948	1,888
Net gain on sale of loans		421	34	158	244
Net loss from fair value adjustments		(267)	(1,159)	(367)	(1,537)
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends		881	643	1,757	1,466
Gain from life insurance proceeds			6	776	1,167
Bank owned life insurance		776	807	1,538	1,602
Other income		357	603	558	807
Total non-interest income		3,168	1,948	6,368	5,637
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits		15,291	15,424	33,746	32,528
Occupancy and equipment		2,476	2,654	5,053	5,150
Professional services		2,439	1,919	4,624	3,915
FDIC deposit insurance		547	503	1,047	829
Data processing		1,426	1,321	2,827	2,524
Depreciation and amortization		1,455	1,155	2,844	2,320
Other real estate owned/foreclosure expense (income)		40	(96)	136	255
Net gain from sales of real estate owned		(27)		(27)	(50)
Other operating expenses		3,749	3,185	8,440	8,158
Total non-interest expense		27,396	26,065	58,690	55,629
Income before income taxes		18,412	19,500	32,774	37,014
Provision for income taxes
Federal		3,311	5,576	5,918	10,325
State and local		1,178	1,199	1,521	1,704
Total taxes		4,489	6,775	7,439	12,029
Net income		$ 13,923	$ 12,725	$ 25,335	$ 24,985
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.48	$ 0.44	$ 0.88	$ 0.86
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	[1]	0.48	0.44	0.88	0.86
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20	$ 0.18	$ 0.40	$ 0.36

[1] For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, there were no common stock equivalents that were anti-dilutive.