EXHIBIT 99.1

                            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 Syms Corp (the  "Company") on Form
10-K for the  period  ending  March 1,  2003 as filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, Marcy Syms,  Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuanT to ss. 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/ Marcy Syms
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                                         Marcy Syms
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                         Syms Corp
                                         May 28, 2003


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