Peter Kalikow
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Peter S. Kalikow at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2007
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| Born | December 1, 1942 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Real estate development; public service |
| Known for | President of H.J. Kalikow & Company, LLC Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Owner and publisher of the New York Post |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Typaldos Jacobatos |
| Children | 2: Nicholas Alexander Kalikow Kathryn Harold Kalikow |
Peter Kalikow (born December 1, 1942) is President of H. J. Kalikow & Company, LLC, one of New York City's leading real estate firms. He is the former Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), former Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and past owner and publisher of the New York Post which he bought from Rupert Murdoch in 1988 for $37.6 million and lost to bankruptcy in 1993. His net worth in 2013 was reported at nearly $500 million. Others in 2013 reported his fortune to be $1 billion.
Born to a Jewish family, the son of Juliet and Harold J. Kalikow. 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. After graduating from Hofstra University, Kalikow began his career in real estate in 1967 and became President of H. J. Kalikow & Co. in 1973. Following his father's death in 1982, Kalikow assumed responsibility for all Kalikow holdings. Kalikow is the third generation to preside over his family’s 88-year-old real estate company founded in 1927.
In May 2000, Kalikow was named Chairman of the Grand Central Partnership Board of Directors. The Grand Central Partnership is one of the largest and most successful Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in New York City. Kalikow is very familiar with the area covered by the Grand Central Partnership, as his company headquarters, 101 Park Avenue, was one of the first new office developments in the area dating back to 1982.
Kalikow is known for his support of Republican political candidates, and endorsed Herman Cain in the United States presidential election, 2012. When Cain dropped out of the race, it was revealed that his "super PAC", called "Cain Connections," was funded by a single $50,000 donation from Kalikow.
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