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                                                                      EXHIBIT 32

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 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 September 30, 2003 (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: November 4, 2003              BY: /s/ Leo Liebowitz
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                                            (Signature)
                                         LEO LIEBOWITZ
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Getty Realty Corp. and will be retained by Getty Realty Corp.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.

         The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the
Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 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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                                                                      EXHIBIT 32

                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 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 September 30, 2003 (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: November 4, 2003                  BY: /s/ Thomas J. Stirnweis
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                                                   (Signature)
                                             THOMAS J. STIRNWEIS
                                              Vice President, Treasurer and
                                               Chief Financial Officer

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Getty Realty Corp. and will be retained by Getty Realty Corp.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.

         The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the
Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 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.