EXHIBIT 99.2

RELEASE: IMMEDIATE

                               GETTY REALTY CORP.
                             ACQUIRES 23 PROPERTIES

JERICHO, NY, MARCH 28, 2005 - Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) announced today
that it has completed the acquisition of 23 convenience store and motor fuel
properties located in Virginia. The aggregate consideration paid by Getty in
this transaction was approximately $29 million. The acquisition was announced on
February 23, 2005.

All 23 of the properties are triple net leased to a leading convenience store
operator with a network of more than 200 motor fuel/convenience stores in the
Mid Atlantic and New England States. The triple net lease has an initial term of
15 years and provides 3 renewal terms of 5 years each.

Getty estimates that the acquisition and triple net lease transaction will be
accretive to its annual earnings in the amount of approximately $0.03 per share
of common stock. Mr. Leo Liebowitz, Getty's Chairman and CEO, said "We are
pleased to be adding these quality properties to our portfolio. This acquisition
and net lease transaction is consistent with our continuing focus on profitable
growth through acquisitions of quality properties throughout the United States."
Getty Realty Corp. is the largest publicly-traded real estate investment trust
in the United States specializing in the ownership and leasing of motor
fuel/convenience store properties and petroleum distribution terminals. The
Company owns and leases over 1,000 properties in the Eastern United States.

                                          Investor Relations Contact: Kevin Shea

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