EXHIBIT 32.1
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                            THE PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY


                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In  connection  with  the  Annual  Report  of The  Penn  Traffic  Company  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending  February 3, 2007, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I,  Gregory J.  Young,  President  & Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)       The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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





/s/ Gregory J. Young
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Gregory J. Young
President and Chief Executive Officer

October 31, 2007