Exhibit 31.2

Form of CFO Certification

I, Frank G. Vitrano, certify that:

|1. |  | I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Pathmark Stores,         Inc.;
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|2. |  | Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement         of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make         the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such         statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered         by this report;
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|3. |  | Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial         information
included in this report, fairly present in all material         respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows         of the registrant as of, and for,
the periods presented in this report;
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|4. |  | The
registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for         establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as         defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal         control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules         13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
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| | a. |  | designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such               disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our               supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the               registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known               to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the               period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | b. |  | designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused               such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed               under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding               the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of               financial statements for external purposes
in accordance with               generally accepted accounting principles;
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| | c. |  | evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure               controls and procedures
and presented in this report our               conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and               procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this report               based on such evaluation; and
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| | d. |  | disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal               control over
financial reporting that occurred during the               registrant's third fiscal
quarter that has materially affected, or               is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant's               internal control over financial reporting; and
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|5. |  | The
registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on         our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,         to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's         board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | a. |  | all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design               or operation
of internal controls over financial reporting which               are reasonably likely
to adversely affect the registrant's ability               to record, process, summarize
and report financial information;               and
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| | b. |  | any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or               other employees
who have a significant role in the registrant's               internal control over
financial reporting.
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Date:December 7, 2006

/s/ Frank G. Vitrano
Frank G. VitranoPresident and Chief Financial Officer



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* Required pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.