UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.):	[ ] is a restatement. 	[ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name:	Hilton Capital Management, LLC. Address:	1010 Franklin Avenue 		Garden City, NY 11530 13F File Number: The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: 	Barbara Martens Title: 	CCO Phone: 	516-535-3828 Signature, 	Place,	and Date of Signing: Barbara Martens 	Garden City, NY 	May 14, 2013 Report Type (Check only one.): 	[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. 	[ ] 13F NOTICE. 	[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 	0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 	91 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 	$9506696.18 List of Other Included Managers: No. 13F File Number 	Name None 			 	 	Title of	CUSIP 		Fair Market	Shares or 	Investment Managers Voting Authority Name of Issuer Class 	Number 	Value 		Prn Amt Sh/Prin	Put/Ca Discretion 	 	Sole	Shared	None A T & T INC (NEW) Common Sto	00206R102 247		6,743 SH 	SOLE					X ACCESS MIDSTREAM LP Common Sto	00434L109 353		10,000 SH 	SOLE					X AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Common Sto	025816109 863		12,800 SH 	SOLE					X APPLE COMPUTER INC Common Sto	037833100 4,811		10,868 SH 	SOLE X ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENCommon Sto	041356205 1,239		48,000 SH 	SOLE					X BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERSCommon Sto	106776107 240		12,000 SH 	SOLE					X BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P Common Sto	118230101 1,722		28,157 SH 	SOLE					X CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODS PCommon Sto	131476103 2,419		64,940 SH 	SOLE X CATERPILLAR INC Common Sto	149123101 271		3,114 SH 	SOLE					X CELGENE CORP Common Sto	151020104 348		3,000 SH 	SOLE					X CONOCOPHILLIPS Common Sto	20825C104 229		3,811 SH 	SOLE					X COPANO ENERGY L L C Common Sto	217202100 1,051		25,950 SH 	SOLE					X COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP Common Sto	22160K105 424		4,000 SH 	SOLE					X CYPRESS SHARPRIDGE INVTS Common Sto	12673A108 4,817		410,270 SH 	SOLE X DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LPCommon Sto	23311P100 233		5,000 SH 	SOLE					X DOLLAR TREE INC Common Sto	256746108 3,828		79,045 SH 	SOLE					X DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP ICommon Sto	26138E109 3,167		67,450 SH 	SOLE X E M C CORP MASS Common Sto	268648102 205		8,600 SH 	SOLE					X ECOSPHERE TECH INC Common Sto	27922X105 75		164,773 SH 	SOLE					X EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERSCommon Sto	283702108 5,513		125,705 SH 	SOLE X ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY L Common Sto	29273V100 351		6,000 SH 	SOLE					X ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERSCommon Sto	293792107 19,356		321,056 SH 	SOLE X EV ENERGY PARTNERS LP Common Sto	26926V107 491		9,000 SH 	SOLE					X EXXON MOBIL CORP Common Sto	30231G102 685		7,606 SH 	SOLE					X FERRELLGAS PARTNERS L P UCommon Sto	315293100 424		22,872 SH 	SOLE X FIVE BELOW Common Sto	33829M101 303		8,000 SH 	SOLE					X GENERAL MILLS INC Common Sto	370334104 2,451		49,700 SH 	SOLE X GENESIS ENERGY LP Common Sto	371927104 241		5,000 SH 	SOLE					X GOOGLE INC Common Sto	38259P508 314		395 SH 	SOLE					X GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INCCommon Sto	38376A103 386		15,000 SH 	SOLE					X GRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG COCommon Sto	388689101 225		30,000 SH 	SOLE					X HOME DEPOT INC Common Sto	437076102 267		3,820 SH 	SOLE					X HOME LOAN SERVICING SOLUTCommon Sto	G6648D109 1,636		70,115 SH 	SOLE					X HOMEOWNERS CHOICE INC Common Sto	43741E103 289		10,590 SH 	SOLE X HOWARD BANCORP Common Sto	442496105 93		13,700 SH 	SOLE					X I B M Common Sto	459200101 520		2,436 SH 	SOLE					X INERGY L P Common Sto	456615103 1,238		60,586 SH 	SOLE					X ISHARES BARCLAYS MBS BONDBond Mutua	464288588 18,498		171,370 SH 	SOLE X JOHNSON & JOHNSON Common Sto	478160104 797		9,772 SH 	SOLE					X JP MORGAN SHORT DURATION Bond Mutua	4812C0167 15,639		1,424,284.81 SH 	SOLE					X JPMORGAN CHASE & CO ALERICommon Sto	46625H365 2,895		63,649 SH 	SOLE X KINDER MORGAN EGY PTNS L Common Sto	494550106 206		2,300 SH 	SOLE					X KINDER MORGAN INC/DELAWARCommon Sto	49456B101 5,806		150,100 SH 	SOLE X KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT Common Sto	49455U100 1,586		18,053.72 SH 	SOLE					X KRAFT FOOD GROUP Common Sto	50076Q106 1,340		25,997.00 SH 	SOLE X LINN CO LLC Common Sto	535782106 765		19,590 SH 	SOLE					X LINN ENERGY LLC Common Sto	536020100 4,087		107,635 SH 	SOLE					X MAGELLAN MIDSTGREAM PARTNCommon Sto	559080106 8,570		160,405 SH 	SOLE X MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS Common Sto	570759100 273		4,500 SH 	SOLE					X MEDLEY CAP CORP Common Sto	58503F106 6,994		441,260 SH 	SOLE X MERCK & COMPANY Common Sto	58933Y105 240		5,430 SH 	SOLE X MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INCommon Sto	609207105 2,898		94,664 SH 	SOLE X Morgan Stanley Emerging MBond Mutua	617477104 701		42,105 SH 	SOLE X NESTLE S A ADR SPON REG Common Sto	641069406 816		11,250 SH 	SOLE					X NEWCASTLE INVESTMENT Common Sto	65105M108 4,424		396,050 SH 	SOLE X NUSTAR GP HOLDINGS LLC UNCommon Sto	67059L102 232		7,150 SH 	SOLE					X Nuveen Dividend AdvantageBond Mutua	67070F100 458		30,200 SH 	SOLE					X Nuveen Dividend AdvantageBond Mutua	67071L106 749		50,220 SH 	SOLE					X ONEOK PARTNERS L P Common Sto	68268N103 321		5,600 SH 	SOLE					X PATRIOT NATL BANCORP INC Common Sto	70336F104 16		10,200 SH 	SOLE					X PEPSICO INC Common Sto	713448108 329		4,155 SH 	SOLE					X PFIZER INC Common Sto	717081103 723		25,060 SH 	SOLE					X PIMCO DYNAMIC CREDIT INCOBond Mutua	72202D106 822		33,120 SH 	SOLE X PIMCO DYNAMIC INC FUND Bond Mutua	72201Y101 11,573		372,120 SH 	SOLE X PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINECommon Sto	726503105 11,943		211,453 SH 	SOLE X PLAYMATES HOLDINGS Common Sto	034832960 353		410,000 SH 	SOLE					X PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Common Sto	742718109 408		5,292 SH 	SOLE					X PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATCommon Sto	74348T102 349		32,000 SH 	SOLE					X PVR PARTNERS LP Common Sto	693665101 5,231		216,978 SH 	SOLE X RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST Common Sto	749227609 5,817		729,890 SH 	SOLE X SANDRIDGE MISSISSIPPIAN TCommon Sto	80007V106 4,295		350,875 SH 	SOLE X SENIOR HSG PPTYS TR SH BECommon Sto	81721M109 2,918		108,755 SH 	SOLE X SIGNATURE GROUP HOLDINGS Common Sto	82670C100 15		27,050 SH 	SOLE X SILVER BAY REALTY TRUST CCommon Sto	82735Q102 4,784		231,110 SH 	SOLE X SINGING MACH INC Common Sto	829322304 94		375,500 SH 	SOLE					X SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERSCommon Sto	864482104 342		7,695.65 SH 	SOLE					X TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS Common Sto	87611X105 8,428		183,146 SH 	SOLE X TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS Common Sto	Y8565J101 1,171		38,772 SH 	SOLE X THORNBURG MTG INC NEW Common Sto	885218800 0		100,000 SH 	SOLE					X TIME WARNER INC COM Common Sto	887317303 211		3,666 SH 	SOLE					X TITAN MEDICAL INC Common Sto	88830X108 31		40,400 SH 	SOLE					X TWO HBRS INVT CORP Common Sto	90187B101 151		12,000 SH 	SOLE					X UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGSCommon Sto	910710102 1,154		201,450 SH 	SOLE					X VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Common Sto	92343V104 561		11,410 SH 	SOLE X WAL MART STORES INC Common Sto	931142103 7,955		106,310 SH 	SOLE					X WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE CACommon Sto	95790D105 5,782		248,792 SH 	SOLE X WESTERN GAS PARTNERS LP Common Sto	958254104 6,521		109,758 SH 	SOLE X WHITING USA TRUST II Common Sto	966388100 1,020		70,245 SH 	SOLE X WILLIAMS COS INC Common Sto	969457100 5,283		141,025 SH 	SOLE X WILLIAMS PARTNERS LP Common Sto	96950F104 5,222		100,812 SH 	SOLE X XCEL ENERGY INC Common Sto	98389B100 372		12,514 SH 	SOLE					X YUM BRANDS INC. Common Sto	988498101 248		3,450 SH 	SOLE					X COLUMN TOTAL$ 		233,743		9,506,691.18