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- It’s about his life and how that life had profound implications for his city. As much as he tried to compartmentalize his public and private existence, he was fundamentally one man. Our aim was to capture that — the ways in which his choices and burdens shaped the city he was leading.
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May 8, 2022 · It’s about his life and how that life had profound implications for his city. As much as he tried to compartmentalize his public and private existence, he was fundamentally one man.
May 7, 2022 · Mayor Ed Koch “compartmentalized his life,” his former chief of staff said. Neal Boenzi/The New York Times. The people who described Mr. Koch’s trials as a closeted gay man span the last 40...
May 9, 2022 · It’s about his life and how that life had profound implications for his city. As much as he tried to compartmentalize his public and private existence, he was fundamentally one man. Our aim was to capture that — the ways in which his choices and burdens shaped the city he was leading.
You wrote that with gay rights reemerging now as a national political tinderbox, you assembled a portrait of the life Koch lived, the secrets he carried, and the city he helped shape as he carried them. Why revisit these aspects of Ed Koch's life at this time?
May 1, 2024 · Ed Koch, American politician who served as mayor of New York City (1978–89) and was known for his tenacity and brashness. He was known for his trademark catchphrase ‘How’m I doin’?’ Learn more about Koch, including information about his three terms in office.
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Koch was a sole practitioner from 1949 to 1964, and a partner with Koch, Lankenau, Schwartz & Kovner from 1965 to 1968. A Democrat, he became active in New York City politics as a reformer and opponent of Carmine DeSapio and Tammany Hall.
Ed Koch, who was 88 when he died on Feb. 1, was one of the greatest mayors in New York City’s long history, and his inspired public service forever changed the course of our future.
