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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of components of income taxes

Income tax expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Current

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Federal

$

25,113

$

20,729

$

21,503

State and local

 

14,562

 

12,464

 

10,947

Total current

 

39,675

 

33,193

 

32,450

Deferred

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Federal

 

(5,539)

 

(1,479)

 

(2,662)

State and local

 

(3,725)

 

(1,319)

 

(138)

Total deferred

 

(9,264)

 

(2,798)

 

(2,800)

Total income tax expense

$

30,411

$

30,395

$

29,650

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

At December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Deferred tax assets:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Allowance for credit losses

$

29,093

$

19,208

Lease liabilities

14,785

15,555

Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale

16,057

23,063

Off balance sheet reserves

 

641

 

382

Net unrealized loss on interest rate derivatives

1,201

Restricted stock

 

1,856

 

1,822

Other

 

75

 

136

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

63,708

 

60,166

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Right of use lease asset

13,484

14,269

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,258

 

3,190

Net unrealized gain on interest rate derivatives

 

147

Prepaid assets

1,762

 

1,181

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

 

19,504

 

18,787

Net deferred tax asset, included in other assets

$

44,204

$

41,379

Schedule of reconciliation of statutory federal income tax rate

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s statutory federal income tax rate to its effective tax rate (in thousands):

For the year ended December 31, 

2025

2024

2023

Tax expense/

Tax expense/

Tax expense/

  ​ ​ ​

(benefit)

  ​ ​ ​

Rate

  ​ ​ ​

(benefit)

  ​ ​ ​

Rate

  ​ ​ ​

(benefit)

  ​ ​ ​

Rate

  ​ ​ ​

Pretax income at statutory rates

$

21,317

 

21.00

%  

$

20,367

 

21.00

%  

$

22,453

 

21.00

%  

State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

8,561

 

8.43

 

8,804

 

9.08

 

8,539

 

7.99

Nontaxable or nondeductible items:

Tax-exempt income, net

 

(101)

 

(0.10)

 

(103)

 

(0.11)

 

(104)

 

(0.10)

Other

 

650

 

0.64

 

1,780

 

1.84

 

(940)

 

(0.88)

Equity compensation

(1,063)

(0.99)

Other

 

(16)

 

(0.01)

 

(453)

 

(0.47)

 

765

 

0.71

Effective income tax expense/rate

$

30,411

 

29.96

%  

$

30,395

 

31.34

%  

$

29,650

 

27.73

%  

Schedule of income tax paid

The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 on a prospective basis for the year ended December 31, 2025 and has included the following table as a result of the adoption, which presents income taxes paid, net of refunds received (in thousands):

For the year ended December 31, 2025

Federal

$

17,000

State and local:

 

New York

 

3,555

New York City

 

2,910

New Jersey

 

1,640

Other

 

747

Total cash paid for income taxes

$

25,852