DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT 12/14/07 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Bulldog Investors, Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos 2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[X] b[] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS NA 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) [] 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA ________________________________________________________________ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 209,771 ________________________________________________________________ 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 209,771 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [] ___________________________________________________________ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11 16.26% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON NA ___________________________________________________________ This statement constitutes Amendment # 8 to the Schedule 13d filed on February 14, 2005. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Schedule 13d remains unmodified. Item 5 is amended as follows: Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER a. As per the 10Q filed on 8/9/07 there were 1,289,878 shares of common stock outstanding as of 6/30/07. The percentages set forth in this item were derived using such number. As a result of the litigation initiated by Gyrodyne and in order to avoid any involvement in future litigation with Gyrodyne, Calapasas Investment Partnership, which beneficially owns 15,845 shares of Gyrodyne?s stock, has formally withdrawn from the filing group. After the aforementioned withdrawal, the remaining members of the filing group own in aggregate 209,771 shares of Gyrodyne or 16.26% of the outstanding shares. b. Power to dispose and vote securities resides either with Mr. Goldstein, Mr. Dakos or with clients. c. The following shares were purchased in the last 60 days: None. d. Beneficiaries of accounts managed by Mr. Goldstein and Mr. Dakos are entitled to receive any dividend and sales proceeds. e. NA Item 7 is amended as follows: Item 7. Material to be filed as Exhibits None. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: 12/26/07 By: /s/ Phillip Goldstein Name: Phillip Goldstein By: /s/ Andrew Dakos Name: Andrew Dakos