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Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Loans receivable
Total loans	$ 1,331,194,000	$ 1,321,751,000
Net deferred loan origination costs	1,069,000	1,266,000
Allowance for loan losses	(8,470,000)	(8,366,000)	$ (8,127,000)
Loans, net	1,323,793,000	1,314,651,000
One-to-four family residential real estate loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	70,371,000	97,814,000
Allowance for loan losses	(699,000)	(850,000)
Multi-family mortgage loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	619,870,000	588,383,000
Allowance for loan losses	(3,991,000)	(3,849,000)
Nonresidential Real Estate [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	152,442,000	169,971,000
Allowance for loan losses	(1,476,000)	(1,605,000)
Construction and land loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	172,000	1,358,000
Allowance for loan losses	(4,000)	(32,000)
Commercial loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	187,406,000	152,552,000
Allowance for loan losses	(1,517,000)	(1,357,000)
Commercial leases [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	299,394,000	310,076,000
Allowance for loan losses	(755,000)	(655,000)
Consumer loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	1,539,000	1,597,000
Allowance for loan losses	(28,000)	(18,000)
Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	$ 152,442,000	$ 169,971,000
No Public Rating [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Commercial leases [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Leases, Maturity	5 years
Collateralized Loan [Member] \| Multi-family mortgage loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Collateralized Loan Receivable, Percentage Of Collateral Located Outside Primary Market Area	55.00%
Collateralized Loan [Member] \| Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Projected Cash Flow To Loan Debt Service Requirement	120.00%
Collateralized Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Multi-family mortgage loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	$ 5,000,000.0
Collateralized Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	5,000,000.0
Collateralized Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Multi-family mortgage loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	500,000
Collateralized Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Loans receivable
Total loans	$ 500,000
Mortgage loans above $400,000 [Member] \| Collateralized Loan [Member] \| Multi-family mortgage loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Projected Cash Flow To Loan Debt Service Requirement	120.00%
Conforming Loans [Member] \| $2,500,000 [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	$ 424,000
Adjustable Rate And Fixed Rate Residential Mortgage [Member] \| $2,500,000 [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	$ 2,500,000
First Mortgage [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
Loans receivable
Percent Threshold On Loan To Value Ratios Requiring Private Mortgage Insurance	80.00%