Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
REVENUES
Total revenues	$ 8,923,000	$ 8,715,000
EXPENSES
Operating, maintenance and management	2,411,000	2,237,000
Real estate and other property-related taxes	1,389,000	1,242,000
General and administrative	712,000	2,911,000
Depreciation and amortization	2,493,000	2,501,000
Total expenses	7,005,000	8,891,000
OTHER
Transaction costs		(3,735,000)
Impairment charges		197,000
Total other		(3,932,000)
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	1,918,000	(4,108,000)
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Interest expense, net	(1,904,000)	(2,707,000)
Total non-operating income and expenses	(1,904,000)	(2,707,000)
NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	14,000	(6,815,000)
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income from discontinued operations		6,248,000
Impairment charges		(510,000)
Total income from discontinued operations		5,738,000
NET INCOME (LOSS)	14,000	(1,077,000)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Limited partners' interest in Operating Partnership		20,000
Total net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		20,000
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.	14,000	(1,057,000)
Preferred stock dividends	(2,688,000)	(2,688,000)
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ (2,674,000)	$ (3,745,000)
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (BASIC AND DILUTED):
Continuing operations, basic per share	$ (0.19)	$ (0.71)
Continuing operations, diluted per share	(0.19)	(0.71)
Discontinued operations, basic per share		0.43
Discontinued operations, diluted per share		0.43
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS, BASIC	(0.19)	(0.28)
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS, DILUTED	$ (0.19)	$ (0.28)
Weighted average number of common shares - basic	13,718,000	13,285,000
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted	13,718,000	13,285,000
Rental Revenues [Member]
REVENUES
Total revenues	$ 8,641,000	$ 8,514,000
Other Revenues [Member]
REVENUES
Total revenues	$ 282,000	$ 201,000