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): May 18, 2004

                            Kimco Realty Corporation

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Maryland                       1-10899                  13-2744380
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(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)

                            3333 New Hyde Park Road
                       New Hyde Park, New York 11042-0020

                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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                                 (516) 869-9000

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         In accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requirement
for transitional disclosure, Kimco Realty Corporation (the "Company") is
re-issuing in an updated format the presentation of its historical financial
statements in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS 144") for incorporation by reference into the Company's
pending registration statement filing on Form S-4 dated April 30, 2004.

         During the first quarter of 2004, the Company sold and reclassified as
held-for-sale certain properties. In accordance with SFAS 144, the Company has
reported revenues, expenses, gains on disposition and loss on adjustment of
property carrying values from these properties as discontinued operations for
the periods presented in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 5, 2004
for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

         This Current Report on Form 8-K updates Items 6, 7 and 15 (a) 1 of the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 to reflect the revenues
and expenses of those properties sold and reclassified as held-for-sale during
the first quarter of 2004 as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
All other items of the Form 10-K remain unchanged. This reclassification has no
effect on the Company's previously reported net income or net income per common
share.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         The Company is filing as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K,
and incorporating herein by reference, the figures used to calculate the
Company's ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined
fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the three months ended March 31,
2004.

         For the purposes of computing these ratios pursuant to Item 503 of
Regulation S-K, earnings have been calculated by adding fixed charges (excluding
capitalized interest), amortization of capitalized interest and distributed
income of equity investees to pre-tax income from continuing operations before
adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income/loss
from unconsolidated partnerships. Fixed charges consist of interest costs,
whether expensed or capitalized, the interest component of rental expenses, and
amortization of debt discounts and issue costs, whether expensed or capitalized.


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                                   SIGNATURE

         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:  May 18, 2004                          KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
                                             (registrant)


                                             By:   /s/ Michael V. Pappagallo
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                                                Name: Michael V. Pappagallo
                                                Its:  Vice President and Chief
                                                      Financial Officer



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.       DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

23.1              Consent of Independent Accountants

99.1              Selected Financial Data
                  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                    and Results of Operations
                  Financial Statements

99.2              Calculation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of
                  earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock
                  dividends


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