Ed Koch speaks at the renaming of the Queensboro Bridge in his honor in May 2011. The brash former New York mayor died Friday, February 1, of congestive heart failure at 88, his spokesman said.
Ed Koch through the years —
Ed Koch speaks at the renaming of the Queensboro Bridge in his honor in May 2011. The brash former New York mayor died Friday, February 1, of congestive heart failure at 88, his spokesman said.
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Koch campaigned for a New York State Assembly seat in August 1962.
Ed Koch through the years —
Koch campaigned for a New York State Assembly seat in August 1962.
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Koch, a three-term mayor of New York, rides the subway in January 1978.
Ed Koch through the years —
Koch, a three-term mayor of New York, rides the subway in January 1978.
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Koch reads The Washington Post during a newspaper strike in New York in 1978.
Ed Koch through the years —
Koch reads The Washington Post during a newspaper strike in New York in 1978.
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Koch, here in his office in 1980, was a popular mayor for three terms until David Dinkins defeated him in the 1989 Democratic primary.
Ed Koch through the years —
Koch, here in his office in 1980, was a popular mayor for three terms until David Dinkins defeated him in the 1989 Democratic primary.
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Koch at a July 1986 press conference at City Hall with Jesse Jackson.
Ed Koch through the years —
Koch at a July 1986 press conference at City Hall with Jesse Jackson.
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Rudy Giuliani, then U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Koch meet the press in January 1989.
Ed Koch through the years —
Rudy Giuliani, then U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Koch meet the press in January 1989.
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Koch rests on the steps of City Hall in May 2001. After leaving office, Koch practiced law, hosted a radio show, wrote a newspaper column and made countless TV cameo appearances.
Ed Koch through the years —
Koch rests on the steps of City Hall in May 2001. After leaving office, Koch practiced law, hosted a radio show, wrote a newspaper column and made countless TV cameo appearances.
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Koch leaves a morning breakfast in September 2011 in which Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed Lower Manhattan's growth following 9/11.
Ed Koch through the years —
Koch leaves a morning breakfast in September 2011 in which Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed Lower Manhattan's growth following 9/11.
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