Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets
Cash	$ 327,616	$ 223,299
Interest-bearing deposits due from banks	26,209	12,651
Total cash and cash equivalents	353,825	235,950
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value (allowance for credit losses of $0 at September 30, 2023 and $310 at December 31, 2022)	942,510	1,054,312
Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $656,725 at September 30, 2023 and $760,455 at December 31, 2022 and allowance for credit losses of $146 at September 30, 2023 and $107 at December 31, 2022)	847,699	923,308
Equity securities, at fair value	17,207	17,283
Federal Home Loan Bank and other membership bank stock, at cost	53,580	42,483
Loans held for sale	1,251	536
Loans, net of deferred fees	8,294,057	7,866,050
Less: Allowance for credit losses	75,159	70,264
Total loans, net	8,218,898	7,795,786
Premises and equipment, net	53,993	55,429
Operating lease right-of-use assets	17,475	20,052
Accrued interest receivable	36,612	33,374
Goodwill	271,829	271,829
Other intangible assets	7,559	9,088
Bank owned life insurance	159,009	156,985
Other assets	195,362	167,425
Total Assets	11,176,809	10,783,840
Liabilities
Deposits	8,602,503	8,567,471
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	728,769	728,797
Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances	325,000	25,000
Subordinated debentures	194,596	194,264
Operating lease liabilities	18,618	21,449
Other liabilities	171,696	138,272
Total Liabilities	10,041,182	9,675,253
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, no par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 65,161,310 shares and outstanding 65,030,275 shares at September 30, 2023 and issued 65,002,738 shares and outstanding 64,871,703 shares at December 31, 2022	857,707	855,425
Retained earnings	365,498	329,375
Treasury shares, at cost, 131,035 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022	(1,452)	(1,452)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(86,126)	(74,761)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,135,627	1,108,587
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 11,176,809	$ 10,783,840