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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 * ROTH STEVEN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VORNADO REALTY TRUST [VNO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/20/2010 (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 01/20/2010   F   59 D $ 70.68 1,854,134 D   Common Shares 01/20/2010   D   2,251 D $ 0 (5) 1,851,883 D   Common Shares               7,873 I Held by foundation (1) Common Shares               37,299 I Held by spouse (2) Common Shares               1,545,679 I Held by grantor retained annuity trusts (3) Common Shares               5,603,548 I Held by partnership (4)

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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

(6)

01/20/2010

A

2,251

(7)

(7)

Common Shares

2,251

(5)

60,022

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ROTH STEVEN 888 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10019	X		Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Steven Santora, Attorney in Fact		01/22/2010
**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)	These Common Shares are held by the Daryl and Steven Roth Foundation, a charitable foundation, over which Mr. Roth holds sole voting and investment power. Mr. Roth disclaims any pecuniary interest in these Common Shares.
(2)	These Common Shares are held by Mr. Roth's spouse. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Roth is the beneficial owner of the Common Shares.
(3)	These Common Shares are held in grantor retained annuity trusts. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Roth is the beneficial owner of the Common Shares.
(4)	These Common Shares are held by Interstate Properties, a New Jersey general partnership of which Mr. Roth is the managing general partner. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Roth is the beneficial owner of these 5,603,548 Common Shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
(5)	In connection with the vesting of these Common Shares, which were previously granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Vornado Realty Trust 2002 Omnibus Share Plan, (the "Plan"), in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Reporting Person elected to defer receipt of the Common Shares by contributing such Shares to the Vornado Realty Trust Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, (the "Deferred Compensation Plan").
(6)	Conversion or exercise price of 1 for 1. The Phantom Units represent compensation deferred by the Reporting Person into interests held through the Deferred Compensation Plan that are valued with respect to the underlying security, which in this case is Vornado Realty Trust Common Shares. The Reporting Person has no right to take possession of the underlying security.
(7)	The Phantom Units become payable in cash to the Reporting Person commencing upon a distribution at a future date from the Vornado Realty Trust Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.

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