Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SCHEAR MITCHELL N
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VORNADO REALTY TRUST [VNO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President - VNO/Smith Division
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1000
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2009
(Street)

ARLINGTON, VA 22202
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options (Right to Buy) $ 103 03/31/2009   D(1)     100,000   (2) 03/31/2018 Common Shares 100,000 $ 0 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 121.58 03/31/2009   D(1)     15,273   (2) 03/07/2017 Common Shares 15,273 $ 0 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 119.94 03/31/2009   D(1)     200,000   (10) 04/19/2017 Common Shares 200,000 $ 0 0 D  
Restricted Units (3) 04/01/2009   M     934   (4)   (4) Common Shares 934 (3) 624 D  
LTIP Units (5) 04/01/2009   M     12,269   (9)   (5) Common Shares 12,269 $ 0 22,872 D  
Class A Units (6) 04/01/2009   M   13,203     (7)   (7) Common Shares 13,203 (6) 40,952 D  
Class A Units (6)               (7)   (7) Common Shares 16,775   16,775 I Held by Spouse (8)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SCHEAR MITCHELL N
2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE
SUITE 1000
ARLINGTON, VA 22202
      President - VNO/Smith Division  

Signatures

 /s/ Mitchell Schear   04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The undersigned reporting person surrendered voluntarily to Vornado Realty Trust (the "Company") the outstanding options issued by the Company to the undersigned without any consideration of any kind from the Company for such surrender.
(2) These Options were scheduled to vest ratably over a five-year period from the date of grant.
(3) On April 25, 2006, the reporting person received a grant of restricted units (the "Restricted Units") of Vornado Realty L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), the operating partnership of the Company. The Restricted Units are a class of units of the Operating Partnership that, following the occurrence of certain events and upon vesting, are convertible by the holder into an equivalent number of Class A Units of the Operating Partnership. Class A Units are redeemable by the holder for cash or, at the Company's election, Common Shares of the Company on a one for one basis or the cash value of such shares.
(4) The Restricted Units vest in equal portions over a five-year period. The initial vesting occurred on April 1, 2007.
(5) The LTIP Units are a class of units of the Operating Partnership conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Unit holder for federal income tax purposes. The LTIP Units are convertible by the reporting person, upon vesting, into an equivalent number of Class A Units of the Operating Partnership, which are redeemable by the holder for cash or, at the Company's election, Common Shares of the Company on a one for one basis or the cash value of such shares. The rights to convert LTIP Units into Class A Units and redeem Class A Units do not have expiration dates.
(6) Class A Units are redeemable by the holder for cash or, at the Company's election, Common Shares of the Company on a one for one basis or the cash value of such shares.
(7) These Class A Units are immediately redeemable (subject to certain limitations set forth in the Vornado Realty L.P.'s limited partnership agreement). Class A Units do not have expiration dates.
(8) These Class A Units are held by Mr. Schear's spouse. Mr. Schear disclaims beneficial ownership of these units except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(9) Earned on 11/13/2006 and became exercisable upon vesting or upon receipt as a dividend payment.
(10) These Options were schedule to vest in equal portions over a three-year period beginning March 31, 2010.

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