Regulatory Capital Requirements - Summary of Actual Capital Amounts and Ratios As Compared to Regulatory Requirements (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
PDL Community Bancorp
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, Actual Amount	$ 204,216	$ 171,578
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, Actual Amount	190,714	159,410
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, Actual Amount	190,714	159,410
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, Actual Amount	$ 190,714	$ 159,410
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, Actual Ratio	0.1896	0.1768
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, Actual Ratio	0.1771	0.1642
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, Actual Ratio	0.1771	0.1642
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, Actual Ratio	0.1258	0.1334
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Amount	$ 86,169	$ 77,644
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Amount	64,627	58,233
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, For Capital Adequacy Amount	48,470	43,675
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, For Capital Adequacy Amount	$ 60,629	$ 47,814
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio	0.0800	0.0800
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio	0.0600	0.0600
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, For Capital Adequacy Ratio	0.0450	0.0450
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio	0.0400	0.0400
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount	$ 107,711	$ 97,055
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount	86,169	77,644
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount	70,012	63,086
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount	$ 75,786	$ 59,768
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio	0.1000	0.1000
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio	0.0800	0.0800
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio	0.0650	0.0650
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio	0.0500	0.0500
Ponce Bank
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, Actual Amount	$ 184,689	$ 153,951
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, Actual Amount	171,253	141,850
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, Actual Amount	171,253	141,850
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, Actual Amount	$ 171,253	$ 141,850
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, Actual Ratio	0.1723	0.1595
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, Actual Ratio	0.1598	0.1470
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, Actual Ratio	0.1598	0.1470
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, Actual Ratio	0.1091	0.1119
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Amount	$ 85,735	$ 77,213
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Amount	64,301	57,909
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, For Capital Adequacy Amount	48,226	43,432
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, For Capital Adequacy Amount	$ 62,784	$ 50,715
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio	0.0800	0.0800
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio	0.0600	0.0600
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, For Capital Adequacy Ratio	0.0450	0.0450
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio	0.0400	0.0400
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount	$ 107,168	$ 96,516
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount	85,735	77,213
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount	69,659	62,735
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount	$ 78,481	$ 63,394
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio	0.1000	0.1000
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio	0.0800	0.0800
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio	0.0650	0.0650
Tier 1 Capital to Total Assets, For Capital Adequacy Ratio, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio	0.0500	0.0500

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