EXHIBIT 32.2 SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Getty Realty Corp. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

          (i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2008 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (subject to the Company’s position prevailing in regard to the unresolved SEC comment, as more fully described in the Report); and

          (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 2, 2009

By: /s/ THOMAS J. STIRNWEIS

Thomas J. Stirnweis

Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Getty Realty Corp. and will be retained by Getty Realty Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.