UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    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 1, 2005

                               Getty Realty Corp.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

   Maryland                       001-13777                    11-3412575
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  (State of                      (Commission                 (IRS Employer
 Organization)                   File Number)               Identification No.)

125 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 103
Jericho, New York                                                11753
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (516) 478-5400

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On August 1, 2005, Getty Realty Corp. announced its earnings for the
quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005.

      A copy of the press release announcing these earnings is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number        Description
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99.1          Press Release, dated August 1, 2005, issued by Getty Realty Corp.

      The information contained in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information in this Current
Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or
other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.



                                   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.

                                           GETTY REALTY CORP.

Date: August 1, 2005                       By: /s/ Thomas J. Stirnweis
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                                               Thomas J. Stirnweis
                                                Vice President, Treasurer and
                                                Chief Financial Officer



INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit        Description
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Exhibit 99.1   Press Release, dated August 1, 2005, issued by Getty Realty Corp.