Born to a Jewish family,[3] the son of Juliet and Harold J. Kalikow.[4] Kalikow was raised in Forest Hills, Queens, the grandson of an immigrant from Russia who developed housing on large tracts of undeveloped farmland in Queens in the 1930s and then aided by his son, made a small fortune from the post-World War II housing boom building thousands of six-story apartment buildings.[5]
Career
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After graduating from Hofstra University, Kalikow began his career in real estate in 1967. From 1968 to 1972, as president of the Momo Corporation, he tried to bring an American GT automobile to market with the Momo Mirage.[6] He became president of H. J. Kalikow & Co. in 1973.
In 1988, Kalikow purchased The New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million. In 1993, Kalikow declared bankruptcy and lost the newspaper, which was eventually purchased by Murdoch's News Corporation.
Kalikow endorsed Herman Cain in the US presidential election, 2012.[8] When Cain dropped out of the race, it was revealed that his "super PAC", called "Cain Connections,"[9] was funded by a single $50,000 donation from Kalikow.[10]
Philanthropy and accolades
In 1982, he was awarded the Israel Peace Medal, Israel's highest civilian award, for his dedication to assisting the nation's development.[11] In November 2008, Kalikow was honored by Consul General of Italy Francesco M. Talo,[7] with the Commendatore[7][12] in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, one of the highest honors bestowed by the Government of Italy. Kalikow is widely recognized as a cultural ambassador for his economic and philanthropic efforts as they relate to Italy.
In 2015, Kalikow, a Hofstra University trustee and alumnus, established the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs at Hofstra with a $12 million gift. Kalikow has been instrumental in enhancing Hofstra's reputation as one of the preeminent universities with a focus on the American presidency. Prior to this gift, Kalikow endowed the Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies and the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency.
Personal life
In 1971, he married Mary Typaldos Jacobatos;[15] they have two children, Nicholas Alexander and Kathryn Harold.
Kalikow's son Nicholas Alexander[7][16] graduated from Columbia University, after majoring in art history.[17] Nicholas works in the film industry.[18] He started his film company, called Film 101 Productions, after first working for his father in real estate for a short while.[17] He was executive producer for a film The Outdoorsmen: Blood, Sweat and Beers, which showed at the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on Spike TV.[17] In 2004, he made a short film called A Funny Thing Happened at the Quickmart, which also showed at the Tribeca Film Festival.[17] He also directed a film, Concrete Blondes, which was released in January 2012 .[19][20]
Kalikow has an extensive car collection, with a particular passion for vintage Ferraris.[21][22]
^New York Post: "Kalikow’s kid in heroin bust - Nailed in Bronx with ‘junkie’ beau" By JAMIE SCHRAM, DOUGLAS MONTERO and SELIM ALGAR March 26, 2013
^We Are Many: Reflections On American Jewish History And Identity By Edward S Shapiro retrieved April 6, 2013
^New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths LEVENE, JULIET KALIKOW" November 13, 2000
^New York Magazine: "Underground Man - Real-estate tycoon Peter Kalikow is rewriting his legacy by presiding over the biggest expansion of New York’s transit system in 60 years. And the Second Avenue subway is only part of the MTA chairman’s plan" by Craig Horowitz retrieved April 6, 2013
^ abcdNew York State Senate Resolution: J1693-2009: "Honoring Peter S. Kalikow upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition" ADOPTED May 5, 2009
^Dicker, Fredric (November 14, 2011). On the Cain train. New York Post. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
^"Former New York Post Publisher Funded Herman Cain Super PAC – Talking Points Memo". Tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com. January 26, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
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^"Hospital Leadership - Board of Trustees". New York Presbyterian. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
^"Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^New York Times: "P.S. Kalikow Weds Mary T. Jacobatos" June 18, 1971
^"Peter Kalikow Archives". DailyEntertainmentNews.com. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ abcdPRN newswire: "Latest Docu-Comedy from Kalikow's Film 101 Productions and Director" 2006
^"Concrete Blondes". May 2, 2013 – via www.imdb.com.
^Veloce Today: "K is for Kalikow" January 24, 2007
^The Daily Truffle: "World Report: FedEx the “Momo” to Como & meet me at Villa d’Este’s Concorso d’Eleganza" by Nic Kalikow Archived April 11, 2013, at archive.today May 1, 2009
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The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Peter Stephen Kalikow born December 1 1942 is president of H J Kalikow amp Company LLC a New York City based real estate firm He is a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA 2 former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and past owner and publisher of the New York Post Peter KalikowKalikow at the Concorso d Eleganza Villa d Este 20078th Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityIn office March 13 2001 October 22 2007 1 GovernorGeorge PatakiEliot SpitzerPreceded byE Virgil ConwaySucceeded byH Dale HemmerdingerPersonal detailsBorn 1942 12 01 December 1 1942 age 80 NationalityAmericanSpouseMary Typaldos JacobatosChildren2OccupationReal estate developer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Political involvement 4 Philanthropy and accolades 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditBorn to a Jewish family 3 the son of Juliet and Harold J Kalikow 4 Kalikow was raised in Forest Hills Queens the grandson of an immigrant from Russia who developed housing on large tracts of undeveloped farmland in Queens in the 1930s and then aided by his son made a small fortune from the post World War II housing boom building thousands of six story apartment buildings 5 Career EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 After graduating from Hofstra University Kalikow began his career in real estate in 1967 From 1968 to 1972 as president of the Momo Corporation he tried to bring an American GT automobile to market with the Momo Mirage 6 He became president of H J Kalikow amp Co in 1973 In 1988 Kalikow purchased The New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for 37 6 million In 1993 Kalikow declared bankruptcy and lost the newspaper which was eventually purchased by Murdoch s News Corporation Kalikow served as chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from March 2001 to October 2007 1 He was appointed by then governor George Pataki and continued his service into the governorship of Eliot Spitzer In May 2000 Kalikow was named chairman of the Grand Central Partnership one of New York City s Business Improvement Districts BIDs 7 Kalikow company officers are located in 101 Park Avenue located near Grand Central Terminal Political involvement EditKalikow endorsed Herman Cain in the US presidential election 2012 8 When Cain dropped out of the race it was revealed that his super PAC called Cain Connections 9 was funded by a single 50 000 donation from Kalikow 10 Philanthropy and accolades EditIn 1982 he was awarded the Israel Peace Medal Israel s highest civilian award for his dedication to assisting the nation s development 11 In November 2008 Kalikow was honored by Consul General of Italy Francesco M Talo 7 with the Commendatore 7 12 in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic one of the highest honors bestowed by the Government of Italy Kalikow is widely recognized as a cultural ambassador for his economic and philanthropic efforts as they relate to Italy Kalikow has sat on the board of trustees of New York Presbyterian Hospital since 1987 13 He also received a John Jay Award from Columbia College in 2004 14 In 2015 Kalikow a Hofstra University trustee and alumnus established the Peter S Kalikow School of Government Public Policy and International Affairs at Hofstra with a 12 million gift Kalikow has been instrumental in enhancing Hofstra s reputation as one of the preeminent universities with a focus on the American presidency Prior to this gift Kalikow endowed the Peter S Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies and the Peter S Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Personal life EditIn 1971 he married Mary Typaldos Jacobatos 15 they have two children Nicholas Alexander and Kathryn Harold Kalikow s son Nicholas Alexander 7 16 graduated from Columbia University after majoring in art history 17 Nicholas works in the film industry 18 He started his film company called Film 101 Productions after first working for his father in real estate for a short while 17 He was executive producer for a film The Outdoorsmen Blood Sweat and Beers which showed at the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on Spike TV 17 In 2004 he made a short film called A Funny Thing Happened at the Quickmart which also showed at the Tribeca Film Festival 17 He also directed a film Concrete Blondes which was released in January 2012 19 20 Kalikow has an extensive car collection with a particular passion for vintage Ferraris 21 22 References Edit a b Metropolitan Transportation Authority Past MTA Board Chairs Retrieved February 21 2020 New York Post Kalikow s kid in heroin bust Nailed in Bronx with junkie beau By JAMIE SCHRAM DOUGLAS MONTERO and SELIM ALGAR March 26 2013 We Are Many Reflections On American Jewish History And IdentityBy Edward S Shapiroretrieved April 6 2013 New York Times Paid Notice Deaths LEVENE JULIET KALIKOW November 13 2000 New York Magazine Underground Man Real estate tycoon Peter Kalikow is rewriting his legacy by presiding over the biggest expansion of New York s transit system in 60 years And the Second Avenue subway is only part of the MTA chairman s plan by Craig Horowitz retrieved April 6 2013 Goodfellow Winston July 1999 Shortlived Marques Momo Mirage Automobile Quarterly Vol 39 no 2 pp 58 69 a b c d New York State Senate Resolution J1693 2009 Honoring Peter S Kalikow upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition ADOPTED May 5 2009 Dicker Fredric November 14 2011 On the Cain train New York Post Retrieved November 14 2011 Cain the candidate or Cain the super PAC man Former New York Post Publisher Funded Herman Cain Super PAC Talking Points Memo Tpmmuckraker talkingpointsmemo com January 26 2012 Retrieved April 30 2017 Archived copy Archived from the original PDF on June 2 2017 Retrieved March 19 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Stony Brook University People Archived from the original on June 3 2013 Retrieved March 26 2013 Hospital Leadership Board of Trustees New York Presbyterian Retrieved July 7 2019 Columbia College Today www college columbia edu Retrieved April 29 2022 New York Times P S Kalikow Weds Mary T Jacobatos June 18 1971 Peter Kalikow Archives DailyEntertainmentNews com March 25 2013 Retrieved April 30 2017 a b c d PRN newswire Latest Docu Comedy from Kalikow s Film 101 Productions and Director 2006 Nicholas Kalikow IMDb fanshawe July 21 2011 Updates Husbands Comic Con amp cast roundup Caprica TV Retrieved April 30 2017 Concrete Blondes May 2 2013 via www imdb com Veloce Today K is for Kalikow January 24 2007 The Daily Truffle World Report FedEx the Momo to Como amp meet me at Villa d Este s Concorso d Eleganza by Nic Kalikow Archived April 11 2013 at archive today May 1 2009External links EditMTA Bio Preceded byE Virgil Conway Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority2001 2007 Succeeded byH Dale Hemmerdinger Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Kalikow amp oldid 1112908734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
