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Required Reserve.

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Ratio of minimum total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets required for capital adequacy as defined by regulatory framework.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Ratio of Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets exceeding minimum required for capital adequacy as defined by regulatory framework.

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Ratio of minimum tangible capital to tangible assets required for capital adequacy as defined by regulatory framework.

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Amount of Tier 1 risk-based capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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Amount of Tier 2 risk-based capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Required Reserve		0.00%
Subordinated Notes Due April 15, 2030 [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 2 capital	$ 74.2
Preferred Equity [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital	$ 17.3
Fully Phased-in [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Capital Conservation Buffer	0.025
Minimum [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.045
Tier 1 capital, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.060
Total risk-based capital, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.080
Minimum [Member] \| Fully Phased-in [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.070
Tier 1 capital, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.085
Total risk-based capital, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.105
Tier 1 leverage, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.040
Community Bank Leverage Ratio [Member] \| Bank Maintains More Than Community Bank Leverage Ratio Percent [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Percentage of adequate CBLR to be maintained for qualifying and not qualifying community banking organizations			0.090
Community Bank Leverage Ratio [Member] \| Bank Does Not Maintain More Than Community Bank Leverage Ratio Percent [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Percentage of adequate CBLR to be maintained for qualifying and not qualifying community banking organizations			0.090
Community Bank Leverage Ratio [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Percentage of community bank leverage ratio	0.080
Community Bank Leverage Ratio [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Percentage of community bank leverage ratio	0.100