LETTER 1 filename1.txt Mail Stop 4561 January 9, 2006 Mr. Joseph Macnow Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Alexander`s, Inc. 210 Route 4 East Paramus, NJ 07652 Re: Alexander`s, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2005 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2005 File No. 1-06064 Dear Mr. Macnow: We have completed our review of your Form 10-K and related filings and do not, at this time, have any further comments. Sincerely, Jorge Bonilla Senior Staff Accountant