Michael Caridi

Civic Leader  ·  Developer  ·  New Yorker

Michael Caridi at a civic gala in New York
Michael Caridi  ·  New York

A Record of Service

Michael Caridi is a New York businessman whose career has been defined as much by community engagement as by commercial achievement. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Catskill, New York, Caridi has spent decades building relationships across civic, philanthropic, and political organizations while simultaneously developing a substantial record in real estate and business.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the Coalition of Italian American Associations, the Republican Leadership Council, The Forum Club, The National Ethnic and Charitable Organization, and the Italo American Foundation. He is a proud member of the Lumen Institute and a supporter of the New York City Police Foundation and C.O.R.E., the Congress of Racial Equality.

His civic honors include being named Community Mayor of Harlem by the City of New York, receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award, being knighted by the Knights of Malta, receiving an Honorary Doctorate from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, and being named Business Man of the Year by the New York City Police Department. He is a member of the NYPD Honor Legion and a recipient of the Italo-American Man of the Year designation.

Community Leadership

Named Community Mayor of Harlem by the City of New York in recognition of years of development work and civic investment in the neighborhood.

Civic Honors

Recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award, the Italo-American Man of the Year designation, and the Humanitarian Affairs Award, among others.

Law Enforcement Support

Named Business Man of the Year by the New York City Police Department and a member of the NYPD Honor Legion, established in 1855 to honor officers who have fallen in the line of duty.

“Every project starts with a conviction that a property has more to offer than its current condition suggests. The work is rarely simple, but the outcome — a building that functions, a community that benefits, a deal that works for everyone at the table — is what drives it.”

Michael Caridi, Chairman, MAJIC Development Group LLC