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

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                AMENDMENT NO. 1


                                  SBARRO, INC.
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                                (Name of issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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                                   805844-10-7
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                                 (Cusip Number)


                                 Bruce Berkowitz
                        100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 212
                             Jericho, New York 11753
                                  212-319-4100

                                 with copies to:

                               Joseph F. Mazzella
                             Lane Altman & Owens LLP
                               101 Federal Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                                  617-345-9800

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 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                                 Communications)


                                  April 6, 1999
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box
[ ].

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the  schedule,  including  all  exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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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CUSIP NO. 805844-10-7               SCHEDULE 13D            Page 2  of 10 Pages
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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
                  NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  GOTHAM CAPITAL V, LLC
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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (A) [ ]
                                                                      (B) [X]
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3.                SEC USE ONLY

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4.                SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  WC
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5.                CHECK  BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS  REQUIRED
                  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                          [ ]
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6.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
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                              7.      SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     8.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           4,567
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    9.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               10.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      4,567
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11.               AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  879,567*
                                                            * See Items 5 and 6
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12.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES*                                         [ ]
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13.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                  4.285%
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14.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                  00 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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CUSIP NO. 805844-10-7               SCHEDULE 13D            Page 3  of 10 Pages
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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
                  NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  GOTHAM CAPITAL VI, LLC
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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (A) [ ]
                                                                      (B) [X]
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3.                SEC USE ONLY

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4.                SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  WC
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5.                CHECK  BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS  REQUIRED
                  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                          [ ]
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6.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
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                              7.      SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     8.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           315,495
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    9.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               10.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      315,495
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11.               AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  465,495*
                                                            * See Items 5 and 6
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12.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES*                                         [ ]
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13.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                  2.267%
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14.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                  00 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
================================================================================
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP NO. 805844-10-7               SCHEDULE 13D            Page 4  of 10 Pages
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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
                  NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  GOTHAM CAPITAL VII, LLC
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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (A) [ ]
                                                                      (B) [X]
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3.                SEC USE ONLY

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4.                SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  WC
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5.                CHECK  BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS  REQUIRED
                  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                          [ ]
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6.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
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                              7.      SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     8.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           412,502
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    9.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               10.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      412,502
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11.               AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  412,502
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12.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES*                                         [ ]
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13.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                  2.01%
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14.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                  00 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP NO. 805844-10-7               SCHEDULE 13D            Page 5  of 10 Pages
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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
                  NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  JOEL M. GREENBLATT
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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (A) [ ]
                                                                      (B) [X]
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3.                SEC USE ONLY

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4.                SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  PF
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5.                CHECK  BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS  REQUIRED
                  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)                          [ ]
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6.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  USA
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                              7.      SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      122,083
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     8.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           732,564
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    9.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             122,083
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               10.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      732,564
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11.               AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  1,879,647*
                                                            * See Items 5 and 6
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12.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES*                                         [ ]
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13.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                  9.156%
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14.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                  IN Individual
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No.  805844-10-7               SCHEDULE 13D            Page 6  of 10 Pages
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This Amendment No. 1 amends and  supplements  the Schedule 13D filed on March 4,
1999.



Item 1 through Item 4.   No Changes





                            [Continued on Next Page]






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CUSIP No.  805844-10-7               SCHEDULE 13D            Page 7  of 10 Pages
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ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         (a)and (b) The beneficial ownership of each of the Reporting Persons of
Common Stock of the Issuer as of the date hereof is as follows:

      JOEL M. GREENBLATT*

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:  1,879,647*
                                    --------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:   9.156%
                             ---------------------------------------------------
      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

           (i)sole power to vote or to direct the vote:   122,083
                                                         -----------------------
          (ii)shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  732,564
                                                          ----------------------
         (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  122,083
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 732,564
                                                                      ----------
  
      GOTHAM CAPITAL V, LLC

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:      879,567@
                                     -------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:     4.285%
                            ----------------------------------------------------
      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    0
                                                         -----------------------
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:   4,567
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  4,567
                                                                       ---------


      Gotham Capital VI, LLC

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:  465,495**
                                     -------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:   2.267%
                            ----------------------------------------------------
      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:   0
                                                         -----------------------
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  315,495
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 315,495
                                                                        --------

      Gotham Capital VII, LLC

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:  412,502
                                     -------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:   2.01%
                            ----------------------------------------------------
      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:   0
                                                         -----------------------
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  412,502
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 412,502
                                                                        --------

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*Shares  reported for Joel M. Greenblatt  include shares  beneficially  owned by
each of the  Gotham  Entities,  which  may be  deemed  to be  controlled  by Mr.
Greenblatt who is the Manager thereof.

#1,025,000 of the total 1,879,647  shares reported in this Item 5 and on Line 11
on  page  5  above  are  subject  to  certain  equity  swap   transactions  more
particularly  described in Item 6 below.  Mr.  Greenblatt  disclaims  beneficial
ownership of such shares.

@875,000 of the total 879,567  shares  reported in this Item 5 and on Line 11 on
page 2 above are subject to certain equity swap  transactions  more particularly
described in Item 6 below. Mr. Greenblatt disclaims beneficial ownership of such
shares.

**150,000 of the total 465,495  shares  reorted in this Item 5 and on Line 11 on
page 3 above are subject to certain equity swap  transactions  more particularly
described  in Item 6 below.  Gotham VI  disclaims  beneficial  ownership of such
shares.


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CUSIP No.  805844-10-7                                       Page 8  of 10 Pages
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The number of shares beneficially owned and the percentage of outstanding shares
represented  thereby,  for each of the Reporting Persons,  have been computed in
accordance  with  Rule  13d-3  under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
amended.  The  percentages  of  ownership  described  above  are  based  on  the
20,528,309  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock of the Issuer  reported  in the
Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 4, 1998.

         (c) The following are  acquisitions  (dispositions)  of Common Stock of
the Issuer reported on herein which have been effected in the past sixty days by
the Reporting  Persons (all such  transactions  were effected on the open market
except as otherwise indicated).

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

   Reporting Person/
   Controlled Entity            Date            No. of Shares      Price Per Share ($)           Total ($)
   -----------------            ----            -------------      -------------------           ---------
 <S>                         <C>                 <C>                    <C>                   <C>
  Joel M. Greenblatt          02/17/99              41,500               23.5000                 975,250.00
                              03/15/99              82,783(b)              N/A                      N/A
                              03/19/99              (2,200)              25.7500                  56,650.00

   Gotham Capital V           02/17/99             100,000               23.5000               2,350,000.00
                              02/26/99               3,200               25.0000                  80,000.00
                              02/26/99              17,000               24.9988                 424,979.60
                              02/26/99              23,800               24.9271                 593,264.98
                              03/01/99               6,600               25.0000                 165,000.00
                              03/03/99             (92,471)(a)             N/A                      N/A
                              03/15/99             (94,760)(a)             N/A                      N/A
                              03/31/99            (500,000)(c)           26.6350              13,317,500.00
                              04/01/99            (375,000)(c)           26.4475               9,917,812.50

   Gotham Capital VI          02/17/99              50,000               23.5000               1,175,000.00
                              03/15/99             (23,505)(a)             N/A                      N/A
                              03/31/99            (150,000)(c)           26.6350               3,995,250.00


  Gotham Capital VII          02/17/99              47,000               23.5000               1,104,500.00
                              02/26/99               1,500               25.0000                  37,500.00
                              02/26/99               8,000               24.9988                 199,990.40
                              02/26/99              11,200               24.9271                 279,183.52
                              03/01/99               3,100               25.0000                  77,500.00

</TABLE>


(a)      Distribution(s) to withdrawing member(s)
(b)      Receipt of distribution in-kind from Gotham Entities
(c)      Transfer  in  connection  with  entry  into  equity  swap  transactions
         described in Item 6. The  Reporting  Person  disclaims  all  beneficial
         ownership of such shares.



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CUSIP No.  805844-10-7                                       Page 9  of 10 Pages
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ITEM 6. CONTRACTS,  ARRANGEMENTS,  UNDERSTANDINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

GothamV and Gotham VI entered into a swap transaction with NationsBank,  N.A. or
an affiliate  thereof effective April 6, 1999 pursuant to a Standard ISDA Master
Agreement. The aggregate 650,000 shares of the Issuer reported in Item 5(c)above
as being  transferred  on March 31, 1999,  were  transferred  to  NationsBank in
connection with the equity swap on such number of shares.

Gotham V also entered into swap transactions with each of NationsBank,  N.A. and
Deutsche Bank Scurities effective April 7, 1999. The aggregate 375,000 shares of
the Issuer  reported in Item 5(c) above as being  transferred  on April  1,1999,
were  transferred to NationsBank  (125,000  shares) and Deutsche Bank Securities
(250,000 shares) in connection with the equity swaps on such number of shares.

Item 7.    No changes


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CUSIP No.  805844-10-7                                       Page 10 of 10 Pages
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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.
This  statement  may be  executed in any number of  counterparts,  each of which
shall  be  deemed  an  original  and  all of  which  shall  constitute  one  (1)
instrument.


                                       GOTHAM CAPITAL V, LLC


                                       By: /s/ Joel M. Greenblatt
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Joel M. Greenblatt, Manager


                                       GOTHAM CAPITAL VI, LLC

                                       By: /s/ Joel M. Greenblatt
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Joel M. Greenblatt, Manager


                                       GOTHAM CAPITAL VII, LLC

                                       By: /s/ Joel M. Greenblatt
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Joel M. Greenblatt, Manager



                                       By: /s/ Joel M. Greenblatt
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Joel M. Greenblatt, individually


Dated as of: April 19, 1999




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