EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Thomas J. O'Keeffe, Chief Financial Officer of Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, do hereby certify as follows:

1.      The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended December 31, 2005 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.      The information contained in such Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certification this 2nd day of March 2006.

  /s/ THOMAS J. O’KEEFFE

  Thomas J. O’Keeffe
  Chief Financial Officer