Exhibit 99.1

RELEASE:  IMMEDIATE

GETTY REALTY CORP. ANNOUNCES

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER

AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

JERICHO, NY, October 28, 2008 --- Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE-GTY) today reported its preliminary financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Net earnings decreased by $2.3 million to $10.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $12.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Net earnings decreased by $0.8 million to $32.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $33.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Earnings from continuing operations increased by $0.1 million to $10.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $9.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Earnings from continuing operations increased by $1.7 million to $30.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $28.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Earnings from continuing operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 exclude the operating results and gains from the disposition of eight properties sold in 2008 and eleven properties sold in 2007, which results applicable to the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 have been reclassified and are included in earnings from discontinued operations. Earnings from discontinued operations, primarily comprised of gains on dispositions of real estate, were $0.5 million and $2.2 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, as compared to $2.9 million and $4.7 million for the respective prior year periods.

The financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include the effect of the $84.6 million acquisition of convenience stores and gas station properties from FF-TSY Holding Company II LLC (successor to Trustreet Properties, Inc.) which was not substantially completed until the end of the first quarter of 2007. Accordingly, the financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 only partially include the results of such acquisition. Net earnings and earnings from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflect the full effect of rental revenue attributable to the properties acquired in 2007, which was partially offset by additional depreciation and amortization and interest expenses related to the property acquisitions.

Funds from operations, or FFO, increased by $1.4 million to $12.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $3.6 million to $38.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $11.5 million and $35.1 million for the respective prior year periods. Adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO, increased by $1.6 million to $12.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $4.7 million to $36.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $10.6 million and $32.2 million for the respective prior year periods. Certain items, which are included in the changes in net earnings, are excluded from the changes in FFO and AFFO. The increases in FFO were primarily due to the changes in net earnings but exclude the increases in depreciation and amortization expense for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and the decreases in gains on dispositions of real estate for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increases in AFFO for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008 also exclude the decreases in deferred rental revenue and the decreases in net amortization of above-market and below-market leases (which are included in net earnings and FFO but are excluded from AFFO). FFO and AFFO are supplemental non-GAAP measures of the performance of real estate investment trusts and are defined and reconciled to net earnings in the financial tables at the end of this release.

Diluted earnings per share decreased by $0.10 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $0.03 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $0.42 per share and $1.31 per share, respectively, as compared to $0.52 per share and $1.34 per share for the respective prior year periods. Diluted FFO per share increased by $0.06 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $0.14 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $0.52 per share and $1.56 per share, respectively, as compared to $0.46 per share and $1.42 per share for the respective prior year periods. Diluted AFFO per share increased by $0.06 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $0.19 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $0.49 per share and $1.49 per share, respectively, as compared to $0.43 per share and $1.30 per share for the respective prior year periods.

Leo Liebowitz, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated that, “I am pleased with the increases in funds from operations and adjusted funds from operations reported for both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the respective prior year periods.” Mr. Liebowitz continued, “In regard to discussions with Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc., our primary tenant, we continue our internal review of a number of possible proposals to negotiate a modification of the unitary Master Lease with Marketing since we believe that a deal benefiting both parties is possible. However, we cannot predict if, or when, a modification of the Master Lease on terms acceptable to the Company and Marketing could be accomplished or what the terms of any such modification agreement may be.”

Revenues from rental properties increased by $0.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and increased by $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $20.4 million and $60.8 million, respectively, as compared to $20.0 million and $58.1 million for the respective prior year periods. Rent received increased by $0.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to the respective prior year periods primarily due to rental income from properties acquired at the end of the first quarter in 2007 and rent escalations. In addition to rent received, revenues from rental properties include deferred rental revenues accrued due to the recognition of rental income on a straight-line basis and net amortization of above-market and below-market leases. Straight-line rent decreased to $0.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and decreased to $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $0.6 million and $1.7 million for the respective prior year periods. Net amortization of above-market and below-market leases decreased to $0.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and to $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $0.4 million for the quarter and $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Environmental expenses, net for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 decreased by $0.5 million to $2.3 million, as compared to $2.8 million recorded for the prior year quarter, and decreased by $1.9 million to $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $6.9 million recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decreases in environmental expenses were primarily due to lower change in estimated environmental costs net of estimated recoveries from state underground storage tank funds, which decreased by $0.5 million to $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $1.6 million to $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to the respective prior year periods. The decreases in environmental expenses were also due to lower loss provisions recorded for environmental related litigation reserves which decreased by $0.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared the respective prior year periods.

General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 were comparable to the prior year period and increased by $0.4 million to $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $4.8 million recorded for the prior year period. The increase in general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily due to higher professional fees associated with the previously disclosed potential modification of the Company’s unitary master lease with its primary tenant, Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc., and related matters.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $0.2 million to $2.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and by $1.5 million to $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $2.6 million and $7.1 million for the respective prior year periods. The increases in depreciation and amortization expense were due to the acquisition of properties at the end of the first quarter of 2007 and the acceleration of depreciation expense resulting from the reduction in the estimated useful lives of certain assets which may be removed from the unitary lease with Marketing, which increases were partially offset by the effect of dispositions of real estate and lease expirations.

Other income, net for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 decreased by $1.2 million to $0.2 million, as compared to $1.4 million recorded for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, and decreased by $1.1 million to $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $1.8 million recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decreases in other income, net were primarily due to a reduction in gains on dispositions of real estate, which decreased by $1.3 million for both the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to the respective prior year periods.

The aggregate gain on dispositions of real estate, partially included in both other income and discontinued operations, was $0.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $3.9 million and $5.4 million for the respective prior year periods.

Interest expense decreased by $0.6 million to $1.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $2.3 million for the prior year period. The decrease in interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was primarily due to a reduction in interest rates. Interest expense decreased by $0.2 million to $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $5.5 million for the prior year period. The decrease in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily due to a reduction in interest rates, which was partially offset by increased borrowings used to finance the acquisition of properties at the end of the first quarter in 2007.

Getty Realty Corp.’s Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the conference call, please dial 719-325-4805 five to ten minutes before the scheduled start time and reference pass code 4547604. If you cannot participate in the live event, a replay will be available on October 29, 2008 beginning at 12:00 noon though midnight, November 1, 2008. To access the replay, please dial 719-457-0820 and reference pass code 4547604.

Getty Realty Corp. is the largest publicly-traded real estate investment trust in the United States specializing in ownership and leasing of convenience store/gas station properties and petroleum distribution terminals. The Company owns and leases approximately 1,100 properties throughout the United States.

CERTAIN STATEMENTS IN THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K MAY CONSTITUTE “FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. WHEN THE WORDS “BELIEVES,” “EXPECTS,” “PLANS,” “PROJECTS,” “ESTIMATES” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE USED, THEY IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENT’S CURRENT BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO MANAGEMENT AND INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. INFORMATION CONCERNING FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE OUR ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN OUR PERIODIC REPORTS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. EXAMPLES OF FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, STATEMENTS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTS WITH MARKETING AND THE UNITARY MASTER LEASE WITH MARKETING, THE COMPANY’S ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL MODIFICATION OF THE MASTER LEASE WITH MARKETING  AND THE STATEMENTS MADE BY MR. LIEBOWITZ RELATED TO MARKETING AND THE UNITARY LEASE WITH MARKETING. WE UNDERTAKE NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY RELEASE REVISIONS TO THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT FUTURE EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES OR REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.

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GETTY REALTY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
	September 30,			December 31,
Assets:	2008			2007
Real Estate:
Land	$	221,377		$	222,194
Buildings and improvements		253,500			252,060
		474,877			474,254
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization		(127,465	)		(122,465	)
Real estate, net		347,412			351,789
Deferred rent receivable (net of allowance of $10,109 as of September 30, 2008 and $10,494 as of December 31, 2007)		26,200			24,915
Cash and cash equivalents		6,968			2,071
Recoveries from state underground storage tank funds, net		4,570			4,652
Mortgages and accounts receivable, net		1,526			1,473
Prepaid expenses and other assets		8,528			12,011
Total assets	$	395,204		$	396,911
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Debt	$	134,750		$	132,500
Environmental remediation costs		17,827			18,523
Dividends payable		11,669			11,534
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		20,659			22,176
Total liabilities		184,905			184,733
Commitments and contingencies		--			--
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; authorized
50,000,000 shares; issued 24,765,685 at September 30, 2008
and 24,765,065 at December 31, 2007		248			248
Paid-in capital		258,984			258,734
Dividends paid in excess of earnings		(46,769	)		(44,505	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,164	)		(2,299	)
Total shareholders' equity		210,299			212,178
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	395,204		$	396,911

GETTY REALTY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Revenues from rental properties	$	20,354		$	20,035		$	60,832		$	58,082
Operating expenses:
Rental property expenses		2,256			2,272			7,025			7,059
Environmental expenses, net		2,270			2,844			5,039			6,860
General and administrative expenses		1,483			1,525			5,235			4,758
Depreciation and amortization expense		2,841			2,588			8,583			7,109
Total expenses		8,850			9,229			25,882			25,786
Operating income		11,504			10,806			34,950			32,296
Other income, net		224			1,417			652			1,808
Interest expense		(1,703	)		(2,314	)		(5,349	)		(5,502	)
Earnings from continuing operations		10,025			9,909			30,253			28,602
Discontinued operations:
Earnings from operating activities		2			337			149			933
Gains on dispositions of real estate		462			2,600			2,093			3,772
Earnings from discontinued operations		464			2,937			2,242			4,705
Net earnings	$	10,489		$	12,846		$	32,495		$	33,307
Basic earnings per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	.40		$	.40		$	1.22		$	1.15
Earnings from discontinued operations		.02			.12			.09			.19
Net earnings	$	.42		$	.52		$	1.31		$	1.34
Diluted earnings per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	.40		$	.40		$	1.22		$	1.15
Earnings from discontinued operations		.02			.12			.09			.19
Net earnings	$	.42		$	.52		$	1.31		$	1.34
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		24,766			24,765			24,766			24,765
Stock options and restricted stock units		7			27			8			23
Diluted		24,773			24,792			24,774			24,788
Dividends declared per share	$	.470		$	.465		$	1.400		$	1.385

GETTY REALTY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NET EARNINGS TO
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS AND
ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
	Three months ended  September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Net earnings	$	10,489		$	12,846		$	32,495		$	33,307
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets		2,875			2,614			8,638			7,186
Gains on dispositions of real estate		(490	)		(3,948	)		(2,395	)		(5,386	)
Funds from operations		12,874			11,512			38,738			35,107
Deferred rental revenue (straight-line rent)		(485	)		(571	)		(1,285	)		(1,922	)
Net amortization of above-market and below-market leases		(198	)		(388	)		(600	)		(942	)
Adjusted funds from operations	$	12,191		$	10,553		$	36,853		$	32,243
Diluted per share amounts:
Earnings per share	$	.42		$	.52		$	1.31		$	1.34
Funds from operations per share	$	.52		$	.46		$	1.56		$	1.42
Adjusted funds from operations per share	$	.49		$	.43		$	1.49		$	1.30
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		24,773			24,792			24,774			24,788

In addition to measurements defined by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), Getty also focuses on funds from operations (“FFO”) and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) to measure its performance. FFO is generally considered to be an appropriate supplemental non-GAAP measure of the performance of REITs. FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts as net earnings before depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, gains or losses on dispositions of real estate, (including such non-FFO items reported in discontinued operations) and extraordinary items. Other REITs may use definitions of FFO and/or AFFO that are different than Getty’s and, accordingly; may not be comparable.

Getty believes that FFO is helpful to investors in measuring its performance because FFO excludes various items included in GAAP net earnings that do not relate to, or are not indicative of, Getty’s fundamental operating performance such as gains or losses from property dispositions and depreciation and amortization of real estate assets. In Getty’s case, however, GAAP net earnings and FFO include the significant impact of deferred rental revenue (straight-line rental revenue) and the net amortization of above-market and below-market leases on its recognition of revenues from rental properties, as offset by the impact of collection related reserves. Deferred rental revenue results primarily from fixed rental increases scheduled under certain leases with its tenants. In accordance with GAAP, the aggregate minimum rent due over the current term of these leases are recognized on a straight-line basis rather than when payment is due. The present value of the difference between the fair market rent and the contractual rent for in-place leases at the time properties are acquired is amortized into revenue from rental properties over the remaining lives of the in-place leases. GAAP net earnings and FFO may also include an income tax provision or benefit recognized due to adjustments in amounts accrued for uncertain tax positions related to being taxed as a C-corp., rather than as a REIT, prior to 2001. As a result, Getty pays particular attention to AFFO, a supplemental non-GAAP performance measure that Getty defines as FFO less straight-line rental revenue, net amortization of above-market and below-market leases and income taxes. In Getty’s view, AFFO provides a more accurate depiction than FFO of the impact of scheduled rent increases under these leases, rental revenue from acquired in-place leases and Getty’s election to be taxed as a REIT beginning in 2001. Neither FFO nor AFFO represent cash generated from operating activities calculated in accordance with GAAP and therefore these measures should not be considered an alternative for GAAP net earnings or as a measure of liquidity.

Contact:	Thomas J. Stirnweis
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