Nicholas Radesca Form 3/A New York REIT / Nicholas Radesca ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Radesca Nicholas

(Last) (First) (Middle)

405 PARK AVE.

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/03/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New York REIT, Inc. [ NYRT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Interim CFO, Treas & and Secty

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
02/28/2014

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	9,656(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Operating Partnership Units	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	13,501	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares reported are unvested restricted shares, which vest annually over a four-year period in equal installments beginning on March 31, 2016.

2. Operating Partnership Units ("OP Units") are exchangeable for cash or, at the option of the issuer, shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-to-one basis. OP Units are exchangeable, except under certain limited circumstances, beginning on November 20, 2015 and have no expiration date.

Remarks:

Reporting person served as chief financial officer of the issuer from February 19, 2014 until March 16, 2014. This Form 3/A is being filed in connection with the reporting person's appointment on June 3, 2015 as interim chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary of the issuer.

	/s/ Nicholas Radesca	07/02/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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