------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response.........0.5 ------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 |_| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). (Print of Type Responses) ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Falk Johanna A. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 82 Whitestone Lane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Rochester NY 14618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Home Properties of New York, Inc. (HME) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year February 27, 2003 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) | | Director |_| 10% Owner |x| Officer (give title below) |_| Other (specify below) Senior Vice President ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable line) |x| Form Filed by One Reporting Person |_| Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person ________________________________________________________________________________ ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ================================================================================ 5. Amount of 6. 4. Securities Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially ship 2A. 3. Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7. 2. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Following Direct Nature of Trans- Execution Code ------------------------------- Reported (D) or Indirect 1. action Date, if (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date any ------------ or (Instr. 3 & (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V Amount (D) Price Instr.4) (Instr.4) (Instr.4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, Par value $.01 02/03/03 G V 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, Par value $.01 02/27/03 A 1,000 14,589 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, Par value $.01 01/06/03 G V 560 4,717 I By Spouse in custodial accounts for minor children ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================ 9. Number 10. of Owner- deriv- ship ative Form 2. Secur- of Conver- 5. 7. ities Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Bene- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ficially Secur- of Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Owned ity: In- cise Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Follow- Direct direct Price 3. Execut- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- ing (D) or Bene- 1. of Trans- ion Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial Title of Deriv- action Date if (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner- Derivative ative Date any 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship Security Secur- (mm/dd/ (mm/dd/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity yy) yy) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $19.00 * * * * * * * * * 1,400 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $23.69 * * * * * * * * * 823 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $26.50 * * * * * * * * * 1,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $25.125 * * * * * * * * * 1,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $27.125 * * * * * * * * * 10,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $31.375 * * * * * * * * * 10,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $30.15 * * * * * * * * * 10,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Purchase Common Stock $34.65 * * * * * * * * * 10,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phantom Stock Common Unit 1-for-1 02/27/03 A 10(1) (2) (2) Stock 10 $30.7514 506 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== Explanation of Responses: * Previously Reported. (1) Represents phantom stock units accrued to the Reporting Person's account pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Issuer's Deferred Bonus Plan. (2) The Reporting Person will be paid in the form of the Issuer's Common Stock on or about the 3rd, 5th or 10th anniversary of the deferral depending on the election of the Reporting Person. /s/ Johanna A.Falk By Ann M. McCormick attorney-in-fact March 3, 2003 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * 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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2