Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3):
Cash	$ 34,074	$ 98,954
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	20,286	54,940
Total cash and cash equivalents	54,360	153,894
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value	129,505	113,346
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost (fair value 2022 $495,851; 2021 $914) (Note 4)	510,820	934
Placements with banks	1,494	2,490
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value	1,979	15,836
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses - 2022 $34,592; 2021 $16,352 (Note 5)	1,493,127	1,305,078
Accrued interest receivable	15,049	12,362
Premises and equipment, net (Note 6)	17,446	19,617
Right of use asset	33,423
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) stock, at cost	24,661	6,001
Deferred tax assets (Note 10)	16,137	3,820
Other assets	13,988	20,132
Total assets	2,311,989	1,653,510
Liabilities:
Deposits (Note 8)	1,252,412	1,204,716
Operating lease liabilities	34,532
Accrued interest payable	1,390	228
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance	9,724	7,657
Advances from the FHLBNY and others (Note 9)	517,375	106,255
Warehouse lines of credit (Note 9)		15,090
Mutual holding company conversion subscription liabilities		122,000
Other liabilities	3,856	8,308
Total liabilities	1,819,289	1,464,254
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 225,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022. None were issued amd outstanding as of December 31, 2021	225,000
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 24,861,329 shares issued and 24,859,353 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 18,463,028 shares issued and 17,425,987 outstanding as of December 31, 2021	249	185
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,976 shares as of December 31, 2022 and 1,037,041 shares as of December 31, 2020 (Note 11)	(2)	(13,687)
Additional paid-in-capital	206,508	85,601
Retained earnings	92,955	122,956
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 16)	(17,860)	(1,456)
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); 1,569,476 shares as of December 31, 2022 and 434,251 shares as of December 31, 2021 (Note 11)	(14,150)	(4,343)
Total stockholders' equity	492,700	189,256
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,311,989	$ 1,653,510