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                                                                     EXHIBIT 31


                  1999 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                            FORM 10-QSB JUNE 30, 2003

                                 CERTIFICATIONS
                  I, Michael L. Ashner, certify that:

             1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of 1999
                  Broadway Associates Limited Partnership;

             2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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
                  quarterly report;

             3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
                  financial information included in this quarterly 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
                  quarterly report;

             4.   The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are
                  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
                  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
                  13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Registrant and have:

                  a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                      caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                      designed under supervision, to ensure that material
                      information relating to the Registrant is made known to
                      us, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
                      report is being prepared:

                  b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure
                      controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior
                      to the filing date of this quarterly report (the
                      "Evaluation Date"); and

                  c)  presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about
                      the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
                      procedures on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

             5.   The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have
                  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
                  Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's
                  board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
                  functions):

                  a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                      internal controls which could adversely affect the
                      Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
                      report financial data and have identified for the
                      Registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
                      controls; and


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                  1999 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                            FORM 10-QSB JUNE 30, 2003


                  b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                      management or other employees who have a significant role
                      in the Registrant's internal controls; and


             6.   The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have
                  indicated in this quarterly report whether there were
                  significant changes in internal controls or in other factors
                  that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
                  to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
                  corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
                  material weaknesses.







     Date:   August 14, 2003                         /s/ Michael L. Ashner
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Michael L. Ashner
                                                     Chief Executive Officer





















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                                                                     EXHIBIT 31


                  1999 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                            FORM 10-QSB JUNE 30, 2003


                                 CERTIFICATIONS

                  I, Thomas Staples, certify that:

             1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of 1999
                  Broadway Associates Limited Partnership;

             2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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
                  quarterly report;

             3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
                  financial information included in this quarterly 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
                  quarterly report;

             4.   The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are
                  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
                  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
                  13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Registrant and have:

                  a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                      caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                      designed under supervision, to ensure that material
                      information relating to the Registrant is made known to
                      us, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
                      report is being prepared:

                  b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure
                      controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior
                      to the filing date of this quarterly report (the
                      "Evaluation Date"); and

                  c)  presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about
                      the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
                      procedures on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

             5.   The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have
                  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
                  Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's
                  board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
                  functions):

                  a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                      internal controls which could adversely affect the
                      Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
                      report financial data and have identified for the
                      Registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
                      controls; and



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 31


                  1999 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                            FORM 10-QSB JUNE 30, 2003


                  b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                      management or other employees who have a significant role
                      in the Registrant's internal controls; and

             6.   The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have
                  indicated in this quarterly report whether there were
                  significant changes in internal controls or in other factors
                  that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
                  to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
                  corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
                  material weaknesses.







     Date:   August 14, 2003                        /s/ Thomas Staples
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    Thomas Staples
                                                    Chief Financial Officer







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