Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
REVENUES
Rents	$ 118,098,000	$ 116,739,000	$ 116,505,000
Expense recoveries	32,036,000	31,834,000	31,392,000
Other	952,000	634,000	287,000
Total revenues	151,086,000	149,207,000	148,184,000
EXPENSES
Operating, maintenance and management	24,898,000	25,401,000	26,604,000
Real estate and other property-related taxes	19,617,000	19,189,000	18,182,000
General and administrative	18,154,000	15,004,000	14,356,000
Acquisition pursuit costs	3,426,000	1,238,000	2,870,000
Depreciation and amortization	40,787,000	38,594,000	38,700,000
Total expenses	106,882,000	99,426,000	100,712,000
OTHER
Gain on sale	59,000		6,413,000
Impairment (charges)/reversals	(6,347,000)	212,000	(3,148,000)
Total other	(6,288,000)	212,000	3,265,000
OPERATING INCOME	37,916,000	49,993,000	50,737,000
NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Interest expense	(26,529,000)	(28,272,000)	(32,301,000)
Early extinguishment of debt costs	(2,623,000)	(105,000)	(825,000)
Total non-operating income and expenses	(29,152,000)	(28,377,000)	(33,126,000)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	8,764,000	21,616,000	17,611,000
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income from operations		12,000	1,647,000
Impairment reversals		153,000	47,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt obligations			1,423,000
Gain on sales			7,963,000
Total income from discontinued operations		165,000	11,080,000
NET INCOME	8,764,000	21,781,000	28,691,000
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures	162,000	393,000	370,000
Limited partners' interest in Operating Partnership	17,000	(28,000)	(80,000)
Total net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	179,000	365,000	290,000
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.	8,943,000	22,146,000	28,981,000
Preferred stock dividends	(14,408,000)	(14,408,000)	(14,408,000)
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ (5,465,000)	$ 7,738,000	$ 14,573,000
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (BASIC AND DILUTED)
Continuing operations	$ (0.08)	$ 0.09	$ 0.04
Discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.14
Net income per common share attributable to common shareholders (basic and diluted)	$ (0.08)	$ 0.09	$ 0.18
Weighted average number of common shares - basic and diluted	81,672,000	81,356,000	75,311,000