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Feb 1, 2013 · Ed Koch, the firebrand three-term mayor of New York City who died early Friday morning, will be remembered for the stamp he left on the five boroughs. Two scholars of Gotham’s history talked to TIME about Koch’s legacy, his sense of humor and his regular gaffes. On New York City in 1978, when Koch became mayor: Mitchell Moss, professor of ...
One of Koch’s closest gay friends at the time of his death was a former Times reporter who would later out Koch in a book in 2019. The paper, and for that matter, Koch’s friends, kept Koch in the closet as a kind of courtesy to him even after his death. Interestingly, a number of LGBTQ+ allies took to Twitter to chastise the Times for ...
May 8, 2022 · Was Ed Koch married? Edward Irving Koch was never married. Questions about his sexual orientation were raised during various campaigns and elections. After his death, it was reported that he was in a relationship with a health care consultant named Richard W. Nathan. However, he ended things when he was elected to power out of fear news of the ...
May 8, 2022 · Ed Koch never married while he was alive. An article was published by the New York Times in May of 2022 confirming the late mayor was a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The outlet stated that Koch's only long-term relationship involved the health care consultant Richard W Nathan and ended when Koch was elected mayor of the city.
May 7, 2022 · Ed Koch’s Epic Feud With Trump Survives the Mayor’s Death. Ed Koch’s Epic Feud With Trump Survives the Mayor’s Death. Copy story link. 11h ago. Item 1 of 6. Share full article.
Feb 4, 2013 · Ed Koch was elected mayor of New York City in 1977 by being fresh, honest, optimistic and independent. By the time he lost, in a 1989 bid for a 4th term, voters had tired of corruption and racial ...
May 9, 2022 · To the Editor: Re “ The Secrets Ed Koch Carried ” (front page, May 8): I read about former Mayor Ed Koch’s closeted state of mind with a mixture of anger and sadness. As a gay psychiatrist ...
