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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 16, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appear in Getty
Realty Corp's Transition Report on Form 10-K for the transition period February
1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, NY
June 13, 2001