Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Interest and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 293,287	$ 274,331	$ 248,153
Interest and dividends on securities:
Interest	20,861	13,999	15,776
Dividends	60	29	43
Other interest income	2,418	203	355
Total interest and dividend income	316,626	288,562	264,327
Interest expense
Deposits	47,285	20,324	42,312
Other interest expense	25,725	20,269	26,816
Total interest expense	73,010	40,593	69,128
Net interest income	243,616	247,969	195,199
Provision (benefit) for credit losses	5,081	(4,944)	23,129
Net interest income after provision (benefit) for credit losses	238,535	252,913	172,070
Non-interest income
Banking services fee income	5,122	5,965	4,500
Net gain on sale of loans	119	335	48
Net gain on disposition of assets	104	621
Net (loss) gain on sale of securities	(10,948)	113	(701)
Net gain (loss) from fair value adjustments	5,728	(12,995)	(2,142)
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends	2,000	2,097	3,453
Life insurance proceeds	1,822		659
Bank owned life insurance	4,487	4,044	3,814
Other income	1,575	3,507	1,412
Total non-interest income	10,009	3,687	11,043
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	84,374	88,310	74,228
Occupancy and equipment	14,606	14,002	12,134
Professional services	9,207	7,439	9,374
FDIC deposit insurance	2,258	2,951	2,676
Data processing	5,595	7,044	8,586
Depreciation and amortization of bank premises and equipment	5,930	6,425	6,212
Other real estate owned / foreclosure expense	294	323	216
Net loss from sales of real estate owned			36
Prepayment penalty on borrowings			7,834
Other operating expenses	21,428	20,828	16,635
Total non-interest expense	143,692	147,322	137,931
Income before income taxes	104,852	109,278	45,182
Provision for income taxes
Federal	17,569	20,078	9,188
State and local	10,338	7,407	1,320
Total provision for income taxes	27,907	27,485	10,508
Net income	$ 76,945	$ 81,793	$ 34,674
Basic earnings per common share	$ 2.50	$ 2.59	$ 1.18
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 2.50	$ 2.59	$ 1.18