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

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                                  SBARRO, INC.
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                                (Name of issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
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                                   805844-10-7
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                                 (Cusip Number)


                                December 31, 1998
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

         [X] Rule 13d-(c)                         [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)


*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 13G/A              PAGE 2  OF 7 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.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
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                               5.     SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     6.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           1,072,700
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      1,072,700
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9.                AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  1,072,700
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10.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES*                                          [ ]
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11.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                  5.23%
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12.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                  00 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
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CUSIP NO. 805844-10-7             SCHEDULE 13G/A              PAGE 3  OF 7 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.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
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                               5.     SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     6.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           356,000
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      356,000
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9.                AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  356,000
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10.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES*                                          [ ]
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11.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                  1.73%
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12.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                  00 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
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CUSIP NO. 805844-10-7             SCHEDULE 13G/A              PAGE 4  OF 7 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.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  USA
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                               5.     SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     6.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           1,428,700
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      1,428,700
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9.                AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  1,428,700
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10.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES                                          [ ]
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11.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                  6.96%
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12.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                  IN
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THIS  AMENDMENT NO. 1 IS BEING FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(B) TO REPORT CHANGES
IN THE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THE FILING PERSONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998.


ITEM 1.

      (a) Name of Issuer:  Sbarro, Inc.
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      (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 

                           763 Larkfield Road, Commack, New York 11725
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ITEM 2.

      (a) Name of Persons Filing:
      (b)  Address of  Principal  Business  Office or, if none,  Residence:  
      (c)  Citizenship:
                           Joel M. Greenblatt
                           100 Jericho Quadrangle
                           Suite 212
                           Jericho, NY 11753
                           (United States Citizen)

                           Gotham  Capital V, LLC
                           100 Jericho  Quadrangle  Suite 212
                           Jericho,  NY 11753
                           (Delaware  limited  liability company)

                           Gotham Capital VI, LLC
                           100 Jericho  Quadrangle  Suite 212
                           Jericho,  NY 11753
                           (Delaware  limited  liability company)

      (d) Title of Class of Securities:   common stock, $0.01 par value
                                         --------------------------------
      (e) CUSIP Number:   805844-10-7
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ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B), 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)  [ ] Investment  Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
              Advisers Act

     (f)  [ ] Employee  Benefit  Plan,  Pension  fund  which is  subject to the
              provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of
              1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

     (g)  [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with  ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
              (Note: See Item 7)

     (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 of 1940
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     (j)  [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.240.13d-1(c), check this box  [X].


ITEM 4.   OWNERSHIP

      JOEL M. GREENBLATT*

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:  1,428,700
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      (b) Percent of Class:   6.96%
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      (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:  1,428,700
                                                          ----------------------
         (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:1,428,700
                                                                      ----------
  
      GOTHAM CAPITAL V, LLC

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:      1,072,700
                                     -------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:     5.23%
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      (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:   1,072,700
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:1,072,700
                                                                       ---------


      Gotham Capital VI, LLC

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:  356,000
                                     -------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:   1.73%
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      (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:  356,000
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 356,000
                                                                        --------

*SHARES REPORTED FOR JOEL M. GREENBLATT  REPRESENT SHARES  BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
GOTHAM  CAPITAL V, LLC AND GOTHAM  CAPITAL  VI,  LLC,  WHICH MAY BE DEEMED TO BE
CONTROLLED BY MR. GREENBLATT WHO IS THE MANAGER THEREOF.

ITEM 5.   OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

      If this  statement  is being  filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

     Not Applicable

Instruction:  For computations  regarding  securities which represent a right to
acquire an underlying security see Rule 13d-3(d)(1).



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ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
         SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

     Not Applicable

ITEM 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

     Not Applicable


ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

     Not Applicable


ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

         By signing  below,  I certify  that,  to the best of my  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.


                                    SIGNATURE

After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,  I hereby
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Dated this 11th day of February, 1999.




                                       GOTHAM CAPITAL V, LLC


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


                                       GOTHAM CAPITAL VI, LLC

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


                                       GOTHAM CAPITAL V, LLC


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




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