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THE PULSE OF THE PENINSULA
Vol. 93, No. 23
TOBACCO AGE RAISED TO 21 PAGE 10
TERRY SENTENCED ON STATE CHARGES
MANGANO FACES 2nd 2nd TRIAL
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Harvey Kaylie, philanthropist, innovator, dies
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Mini Circuits Inc. founder, K.P. resident helped thousands, gave away millions BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Harvey Kaylie, a Kings Point resident since 2003 who rose from poverty to found Mini-Circuits Inc. and become a major philanthropist for causes throughout Great Neck and the world, died last Wednesday. He was 80 years old. Friends and colleagues recalled Kaylie as a man with a sharp mind and generous nature, always trying to bring out the best in people, whether it was through so-called “challenge grants” or personal conversations. “He was a combo of a brilliant mind – he was always sharp, always focused, always giving ideas no matter what the topic – and he also had a very big heart,” Alan Steinberg, a vice president for finance at Yeshiva Har Torah and Great Neck resident, said in an interview. And despite “his reputation as a major philanthropist and major man in industry, he was very approachable,” Steinberg added. The Kaylies, through the Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Foundation,
have given millions of dollars each year since 2000 to a variety of religious and educational institutions, according to tax filings – between 2011 and 2016 alone, the Kaylies donated more than $30 million. Among some of the biggest recipients are the City College of New York, where Kaylie graduated in 1960, the Brooklyn-based OHEL Children’s Home & Family Service, Yeshiva University, Weil Cornell Medical College and American Friends of United Hazalah. The Kaylies also donated to local institutions like Yeshiva Har Torah in Little Neck, Great Neck Synagogue, Chabad of Great Neck and the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck Plaza. Regina Gil, the executive director of the Gold Coast Arts Center, recalled when Kaylie helped introduce the first challenge grant for the institution, which he believed was pivotal to downtown revitalization. “He made you the best person you could be,” Gil said, describing Continued on Page 71
PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN
Great Neck North High School students, after working with administrators, walked out of class to rally for gun reform at the Village Green. See story on page 2.
Improvements for G.N.’s Everfresh running late BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Everfresh is not expected to meet a July 1 deadline for the construction of a new facade, officials said at a meeting of the Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees on Tuesday night, although the business may be able to get an extension. Robert Barbach, the build-
ing superintendent, said that based on Everfresh’s past behavior, the village began “to impose penalties for failing to meet certain commitments.” One of those was a deferred prosecution agreement involving the facade. “With the deferred prosecution agreement, we received a bond payment of $10,000. That $10,000 … is available
for us to take as a daily penalty of $500 if they do not complete construction by July 1,” Barbach said. “The reason we are bringing this to the board’s attention at this time is because I am observing they will not meet their July 1 deadline.” “The applicant is not seeking anything,” Barbach added. “I’m looking to advise the Continued on Page 69
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