UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    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) September 30, 2005
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                          ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC.
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               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)


     Maryland                    001-09279                         13-3147497
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     (State or other       (Commission file No.)                (IRS Employer
      jurisdiction of                                               I.D. No.)
       incorporation)

      60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 303, Great Neck, New York           11021
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            (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code 516-466-3100

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Principal Officers.

On September 30, 2005, the Board of Directors of the registrant  elected Patrick
J. Callan, Jr. as its President effective January 3, 2006. The commencement date
of Mr.  Callan's  employment with the registrant may be accelerated in the event
his current  responsibilities  permit an accelerated effective date. Mr. Callan,
43, has served as a member of the Board of  Directors  of the  registrant  since
June 2002.

From March 2004 to the present,  Mr. Callan has been a Senior Vice  President of
First Washington Realty, a privately owned real estate investment,  advisory and
management   company.   For  approximately  17  years  prior  to  joining  First
Washington,  Mr.  Callan was  employed by Kimco Realty  Corporation,  a publicly
traded  real estate  investment  trust,  where he served in various  capacities,
including Director of Real Estate and Vice President.

There is no  arrangement  or  understanding  pursuant  to which Mr.  Callan  was
appointed  to his  position as  President  of the  registrant,  and there are no
transactions pending or proposed to which the registrant or its affiliates are a
party and which Mr. Callan will have a direct or indirect material interest. Mr.
Callan  does not have a family  relationship  with  any  director  or  executive
officer of the  registrant.  The registrant and Mr. Callan have not entered into
an employment agreement.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (a)      Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.  Not applicable.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  99.1     Press Release, dated October 3, 2005, announcing the 
                           election of Patrick Callan, Jr. as President.


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

                                            ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC.


                                            
Date:     October 3, 2005                   By:  /s/ Simeon Brinberg  
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                                                 Simeon Brinberg
                                                 Senior Vice President




                          ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC.
                         60 Cutter Mill Road - Suite 303
                           Great Neck, New York 11021
                          www.onelibertyproperties.com

                             Telephone 516.466.3100
                             Telecopier 516.466.3132

                   ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT

Great Neck, New York - October 3, 2005 - One Liberty Properties, Inc. (NYSE:OLP)
announced that on September 30, 2005, One Liberty's  Board of Directors  elected
Patrick  J.  Callan,  Jr.  as its  President  effective  January  3,  2006.  The
commencement date of Mr. Callan's employment with One Liberty may be accelerated
in the event his current  responsibilities permit an accelerated effective date.
Mr. Callan has served as a member of One Liberty's Board of Directors since June
2002.

From March 2004 to the present,  Mr. Callan has been a Senior Vice  President of
First Washington Realty, a privately owned real estate investment,  advisory and
management   company.   For  approximately  17  years  prior  to  joining  First
Washington,  Mr.  Callan was  employed by Kimco Realty  Corporation,  a publicly
traded  real estate  investment  trust,  where he served in various  capacities,
including Director of Real Estate and Vice President.

Fredric H. Gould,  Chairman of the Board of One  Liberty,  stated,  "We are very
pleased  that  Patrick  J.  Callan,  Jr.  will be  joining  One  Liberty  as its
President.  With more than 18 years of in-depth real estate  experience and with
the  knowledge of our Company  that he has acquired as a director,  Patrick will
continue to be a great  asset to One  Liberty  and a  wonderful  addition to our
executive team."

Fredric H. Gould will continue to serve as Chief Executive  Officer and Chairman
of the Board of One Liberty.

One Liberty is a New York-based  REIT that  specializes in the  acquisition  and
ownership of a diverse  portfolio of real estate  properties under long term net
leases.  For more  information  on One  Liberty,  please  visit our  website  at
www.onelibertyproperties.com.

Materials  included  in this  filing may  contain  "forward-looking  statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking  statements  involve known and unknown risks,  uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual  results to be materially  different  from
historical  results  or from any  future  results  expressed  or implied by such
forward-looking  statements.  Statements  that include the words "may,"  "will,"
"would," "could," "should," "believes,"  "estimates,"  "projects,"  "potential,"
"expects,"   "plans,"   "anticipates,"   "intends,"   "continues,"   "forecast,"
"designed,"  "goal," or the  negative of those words or other  comparable  words
should be considered uncertain and forward-looking.

Contact: Simeon Brinberg - 516.466.3100