SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 2002

                            Kimco Realty Corporation

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Maryland                        1-10899               13-2744380
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)

                             3333 New Hyde Park Road
                       New Hyde Park, New York 11042-0020

                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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                                 (516) 869-9000

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On November 12, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the filing of the
Form 10-Q, the Registrant has provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission
the certifications below, as required by 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Kimco Realty Corporation
(the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

         (i) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for
     the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies
     with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


     Dated: November 14, 2002            /s/ Milton Cooper
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                                         Milton Cooper
                                         Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.

                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Kimco Realty Corporation
(the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

         (i) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for
     the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies
     with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


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Dated: November 14, 2002                 /s/ Michael V. Pappagallo
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                                         Michael V. Pappagallo
                                         Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.


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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  November 14, 2002                    KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
                                           (registrant)


                                           By:   /s/ Michael V. Pappagallo
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                                           Name: Michael V. Pappagallo
                                           Its:  Chief Financial Officer


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