Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Amendment No. 1 to SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) Atlantic Liberty Financial Corp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 048668107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) Simeon Brinberg 60 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, New York 11021 516-466-3100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule l3G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule l3D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule l3d-l(e), 13d-1 (f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box / /. Page 1 of 6 Pages Page 2 of 6 Pages Cusip No. 048668107 ----------------------------------------------------------------- l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON BRT Realty Trust- 13-2755856________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X (b) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Massachusetts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 133,950 NUMBER OF ____________________________________________ SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER - - BENEFICIALLY ____________________________________________ OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -133,950 EACH ____________________________________________ REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - - PERSON WITH ____________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON - 133,950 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.83% ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO Page 3 of 6 Pages Cusip No. 048668107 l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON SASS/GOULD FINANCIAL SECURITIES, LLC - 13-4118586 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X (b) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 0 NUMBER OF _____________________________________________ SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER - - BENEFICIALLY ____________________________________________ OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 0 EACH _____________________________________________ REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - PERSON WITH _____________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON - 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* --------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO Page 4 of 6 Pages This Amendment amends Schedule 13D dated April 2, 2003. Except as amended, the statements contained in the Schedule 13D remain true and correct. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer (a) BRT owns 133,950 shares of Common Stock of the Company, constituting approximately 7.83% of the 1,710,874 shares of Common Stock outstanding. There has not been any change in BRT's ownership since it filed the Schedule 13D dated April 2, 2003. Sass/Gould, which owned 25,850 shares of Common Stock of the Company, has disposed of all shares owned by it. (b) BRT has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock it owns. Fredric H. Gould, Chairman of the Board of BRT, and Jeffrey Gould, President and Chief Executive Officer of BRT, each have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the Common Shares owned by BRT. Page 5 of 6 Pages The following table sets forth the transactions in the Common Stock of the Company effected by Gould/Sass sixty (60) days prior to the event requiring the filing of this statement. All shares were sold in open market transactions. DATE OF # OF PRICE SALE SHARES PER SHARE ---- ------ --------- 12/10/2003 800 18.7000 12/12/2003 1,000 18.7200 12/12/2003 2,000 18.7000 12/12/2003 3,000 18.9500 12/16/2003 5,868 19.2100 01/08/2004 1,000 19.0000 01/09/2004 700 19.0000 01/12/2004 1,000 19.1000 01/13/2004 7,000 19.0000 01/14/2004 3,482 19.0000 Page 6 of 6 Pages Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: January 20, 2004 BRT REALTY TRUST By s/Simeon Brinberg -------------------- Simeon Brinberg Senior Vice President SASS/GOULD FINANCIAL SECURITIES, LLC BY M.D. SASS INVESTORS SERVICES, INC. MANAGING MEMBER BY: s/Philip M. Sivin Vice President BRT REALTY TRUST 60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 303 Great Neck, NY 11021 January 20, 2004 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Re: Statement on Schedule 13D - Atlantic Liberty Financial Corp. Gentlemen: There is transmitted herewith Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D relating to shares of common stock of Atlantic Liberty Financial Corp. The Schedule 13D is being sent today to the Company at its principal executive offices by certified mail, and to NASDAQ, in accordance with Rule 13d-7 of the rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Very truly yours, BRT REALTY TRUST By s/Simeon Brinberg Senior Vice President Enclosure