13G Filing: Davidson Kempner Partners and New York REIT Inc (NYRT)

New York REIT Inc (NYSE:NYRT): Thomas Lenox Kempner, Jr.’s Davidson Kempner Partners filed an amended 13D.

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Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
M. H. Davidson Co 0 307,033 0 307,033 307,033 0.18%
Davidson Kempner Partners 0 2,108,769 0 2,108,769 2,108,769 1.26%
Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners 0 4,465,068 0 4,465,068 4,465,068 2.66%
Davidson Kempner International, Ltd 0 5,019,630 0 5,019,630 5,019,630 2.99%
Davidson Kempner Capital Management 0 11,900,500 0 11,900,500 11,900,500 7.09%
Thomas L. Kempner, Jr 0 11,900,500 0 11,900,500 11,900,500 7.09%
Anthony A. Yoseloff 0 11,900,500 0 11,900,500 11,900,500 7.09%
Conor Bastable 0 11,900,500 0 11,900,500 11,900,500 7.09%
Avram Z. Friedman 0 11,900,500 0 11,900,500 11,900,500 7.09%

Page 1 of 16 – SEC Filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.__)*

New York
REIT, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

64976L109

(CUSIP Number)

December
19, 2017

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
ý Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
(Page 1 of 16 Pages)

______________________________

*The remainder of this cover page shall
be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

M. H. Davidson & Co.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

New York

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

307,033

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

307,033

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

307,033

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

0.18%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Davidson Kempner Partners

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

New York

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

2,108,769

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,108,769

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,108,769

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

1.26%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

  

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

4,465,068

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

4,465,068

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

4,465,068

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

2.66%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Davidson Kempner International, Ltd.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

5,019,630

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

5,019,630

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

5,019,630

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

2.99%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

11,900,500

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11,900,500

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

11,900,500

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

7.09%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

11,900,500

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11,900,500

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

11,900,500

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

7.09%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

 

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Anthony A. Yoseloff

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

11,900,500

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11,900,500

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

11,900,500

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

7.09%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Conor Bastable

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

11,900,500

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11,900,500

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

11,900,500

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

7.09%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Avram Z. Friedman

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

11,900,500

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

11,900,500

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

11,900,500

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

7.09%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

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Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER
New York REIT, Inc. (the “Issuer“).
Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500, Boston, Massachusetts 02114.
Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING
This Statement is filed by each of the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons“:
(i) M. H. Davidson & Co., a New York limited partnership (“CO“). M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of CO. DKCM (as defined below) is responsible for the voting and investment decisions of CO;
(ii) Davidson Kempner Partners, a New York limited partnership (“DKP“). MHD Management Co., a New York limited partnership (“MHD“), is the general partner of DKP and MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of MHD.  DKCM is responsible for the voting and investment decisions of DKP;
(iii) Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“DKIP“). Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc., a New York corporation, is the general partner of DKIP. DKCM is responsible for the voting and investment decisions of DKIP;
(iv) Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company (“DKIL“).  DKCM is the investment manager of DKIL and is responsible for the voting and investment decisions of DKIL;
(v) Davidson Kempner Capital
Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, acts as investment manager to each of CO, DKP, DKIP and DKIL (“DKCM“) either directly or by
virtue a sub-advisory agreement with the investment manager of the relevant fund. DKCM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, is the general partner of DKCM. The managing members of DKCM are Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Robert
J. Brivio, Jr., Anthony A. Yoseloff, Eric P. Epstein, Avram Z. Friedman, Conor Bastable, Shulamit Leviant, Morgan Blackwell,
Patrick W. Dennis and Gabriel T. Schwartz; and
(vi) Messrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Anthony A. Yoseloff, Conor Bastable and Avram Z. Friedman through DKCM, are responsible for the voting and investment decisions relating to the securities held by CO, DKP, DKIP and DKIL reported herein.

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Item 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, 520 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP
(i) CO – a New York limited partnership
(ii) DKP – a New York limited partnership
(iii) DKIP – a Delaware limited partnership
(iv) DKIL – a British Virgin Islands business company
(v) DKCM – a Delaware limited partnership
(vi) Messrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Anthony A. Yoseloff, Conor Bastable and Avram Z. Friedman – United States
Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock“)
Item 2(a). CUSIP NUMBER:
64976L109
Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
(b) ¨ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
(c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
(d) ¨ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) ¨

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) ¨ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

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(h) ¨

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act;

(i) ¨

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;

(j) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k) ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of institution:
Item 4. OWNERSHIP.
The information required by Items 4(a) – (c)  is set forth in Rows (5) – (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.
The percentages used in this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 167,928,730 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2017, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017.
Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
Not applicable.
Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Not applicable.
Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON.
Not applicable.
Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not applicable.
Item 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable.

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Item 10. CERTIFICATION.
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable
inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATE:  December 29, 2017 /s/ Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.
THOMAS L. KEMPNER, JR., (i)
individually, (ii) as Executive Managing Member of: (a) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, (x) for itself and (y) as
Investment Manager of Davidson Kempner International Ltd., (b) M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., as General Partner of
M.H. Davidson & Co. and (c) MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., as General Partner of MHD Management Co. as General Partner of
Davidson Kempner Partners, and (iii) as President of Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc. as General Partner of Davidson Kempner
Institutional Partners, L.P.
/s/ Anthony A. Yoseloff
ANTHONY A. YOSELOFF
/s/ Avram Z. Friedman
AVRAM Z. FRIEDMAN
/s/ Conor Bastable
CONOR BASTABLE

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EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)

The undersigned
acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent
amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing
additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments,
and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible
for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason
to believe that such information is inaccurate.

DATE:  December 29, 2017 /s/ Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.
THOMAS L. KEMPNER, JR., (i)
individually, (ii) as Executive Managing Member of: (a) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, (x) for itself and (y) as
Investment Manager of Davidson Kempner International Ltd., (b) M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., as General Partner of
M.H. Davidson & Co. and (c) MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., as General Partner of MHD Management Co. as General Partner of
Davidson Kempner Partners, and (iii) as President of Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc. as General Partner of Davidson Kempner
Institutional Partners, L.P.
/s/ Anthony A. Yoseloff
ANTHONY A. YOSELOFF
/s/ Avram Z. Friedman
AVRAM Z. FRIEDMAN
/s/ Conor Bastable
CONOR BASTABLE

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