SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 10, 2003


                          Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



           Ohio                         1-4372                34-0863886
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)               File Number)        Identification No.)

Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square
Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio                                44113
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 216-621-6060
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      (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)










ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On April 10, 2003, in connection with the filing of the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") for the year ended
January 31, 2003 (the "Report"), the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company each certified, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to such officer's knowledge:

     (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 as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the
          Report.




                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.



                                By: /s/ THOMAS G. SMITH
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                                Name:  Thomas G. Smith
                                Title: Executive Vice President,
                                       Chief Financial Officer and
                                       Secretary


Date: April 10, 2003