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):
                                November 1, 2002

                        HOME PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



MARYLAND                              1-13136 No.                    16-1455126
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                        Identification Number)


                  850 Clinton Square, Rochester, New York 14604
                             www.homeproperties.com
           (Address of principal executive offices and internet site)

                                 (585) 546-4900
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)











ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         c.       Exhibits

         Exhibit 99.1      Press Release
         Exhibit 99.2      Supplemental Information
         Exhibit 99.3      Second Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference Call script
                           and text of slides


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On November 1, 2002, the Registrant  issued a press release  announcing
its  results  for the  second  quarter of 2002.  The  related  press  release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

         Attached as Exhibit 99.2 is information  supplemental  to the financial
information contained in the November 1, 2002 press release.

         On  November  1, 2002,  the  Registrant  held its second  quarter  2002
investor conference call. Also, the conference call included slides shown during
the conference call, and the written  description of those slides is included in
the following  script from that  conference  call.  The script of the conference
call and the text of the slides is attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Form 8-K.


                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:   November 6, 2002         HOME PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK INC.
                                  (Registrant)



                                  By:           /S/ DAVID P. GARDNER
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       David P. Gardner, Senior Vice President
                                       and Chief Financial Officer