Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the quarterly report of Wellsford Real Properties,  Inc. (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  June 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof (the  "Report"),  we,
Jeffrey  Lynford,  Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Company and James J. Burns,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  certify,  to the best of our knowledge,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     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.




                                           /s/ Jeffrey H. Lynford
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                                           Jeffrey H. Lynford
                                           Chief Executive Officer
                                           Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.




                                           /s/ James J. Burns
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                                           James J. Burns
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                                           Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.


August 12, 2002