Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Interest and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans		$ 59,658	$ 53,318	$ 171,997	$ 155,834
Interest and dividends on securities:
Interest		5,562	5,850	16,646	18,377
Dividends		18	30	49	274
Other interest income		248	121	873	403
Total interest and dividend income		65,486	59,319	189,565	174,888
Interest expense
Deposits		17,425	10,655	44,323	29,145
Other interest expense		6,540	5,623	18,472	15,696
Total interest expense		23,965	16,278	62,795	44,841
Net interest income		41,521	43,041	126,770	130,047
Provision for loan losses			3,266	153	3,266
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		41,521	39,775	126,617	126,781
Non-interest income
Banking services fee income		1,017	885	2,965	2,773
Net loss on sale of securities			(186)		(186)
Net gain on sale of loans		10	152	168	396
Net loss from fair value adjustments		(170)	(1,297)	(537)	(2,834)
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends		873	740	2,630	2,206
Gain from life insurance proceeds		2,222	238	2,998	1,405
Bank owned life insurance		782	816	2,320	2,418
Other income		221	313	779	1,120
Total non-interest income		4,955	1,661	11,323	7,298
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits		15,720	15,310	49,466	47,838
Occupancy and equipment		2,475	2,502	7,528	7,652
Professional services		1,915	1,763	6,539	5,678
FDIC deposit insurance		596	499	1,643	1,328
Data processing		1,427	1,349	4,254	3,873
Depreciation and amortization		1,484	1,173	4,328	3,493
Other real estate owned/foreclosure expense (income)		(102)	121	34	376
Net gain from sales of real estate owned				(27)	(50)
Other operating expenses		3,718	3,249	12,158	11,407
Total non-interest expense		27,233	25,966	85,923	81,595
Income before income taxes		19,243	15,470	52,017	52,484
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Federal		2,307	4,680	8,225	15,005
State and local		(397)	611	1,124	2,315
Total taxes		1,910	5,291	9,349	17,320
Net income		$ 17,333	$ 10,179	$ 42,668	$ 35,164
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.61	$ 0.35	$ 1.48	$ 1.21
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	[1]	0.61	0.35	1.48	1.21
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20	$ 0.18	$ 0.60	$ 0.54

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