SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): AUGUST 13, 2002

                               GETTY REALTY CORP.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           MARYLAND                      001-13777               11-3412575
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)

                         125 JERICHO TURNPIKE, SUITE 103
                             JERICHO, NEW YORK 11753
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (516) 478-5400
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On August 13, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created
by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following certifications
are being made to accompany the Form 10-Q:

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Getty Realty Corp. (the
"Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

          (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly
     period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the
     requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

          (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


     Dated: August 13, 2002                /s/ Leo Liebowitz
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                                           Leo Liebowitz
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Getty Realty Corp. (the
"Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

          (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly
     period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the
     requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

          (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


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Dated: August 13, 2002                    /s/ Thomas J. Stirnweis
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                                          Thomas J. Stirnweis
                                          Corporate Controller and Treasurer


The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.



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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  August 13, 2002                  GETTY REALTY CORP.
                                        (registrant)


                                        By:  /s/ Thomas J. Stirnweis
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                                        Name: Thomas J. Stirnweis
                                        Its:  Corporate Controller and Treasurer


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