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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MATHRANI SANDEEP   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VORNADO REALTY TRUST [VNO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP - Retail Division (Last) (First) (Middle) 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/06/2008 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 08/06/2008   M   5,600 A $ 0 49,229 (3) D   Common Shares 08/06/2008   S   5,600 D $ 96.73 43,629 (3) D   Common Shares 08/06/2008   S   20,692 D $ 97.245 28,537 (3) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Units

(1)

08/06/2008

M

5,600

(1)

(2)

Common Shares

5,600

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MATHRANI SANDEEP 888 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10019			EVP - Retail Division

Signatures

/s/ Sandeep Mathrani		08/08/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Conversion or exercise price of 1 for 1. The Phantom Units represent compensation deferred by the Reporting Person into interest held through the Vornado Realty Trust Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan that are valued with respect to the underlying security, which in this case is common shares of Vornado Realty Trust. The Reporting Person has no right to take possession of the underlying security.
(2)	The Phantom Units became payable, in cash, to Mr. Mathrani upon distribution from the Vornado Realty Trust Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3)	12,881 of these Common Shares were issued as restricted stock and remain unvested under the terms of the Vornado Realty Trust 2002 Omnibus Share plan (the "Plan"). Of these 12,881 Common Shares, (i) 6,756 Common Shares of restricted stock remain to vest in January of 2009 and (ii) 6,125 Common Shares of restricted stock remain to vest in January of 2010.

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