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    Ed Koch. Edward Irving Koch ( / kɒtʃ / KOTCH; [1] December 12, 1924 – February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989.

  2. May 1, 2024 · Ed Koch (born December 12, 1924, Bronx, New York, U.S.—died February 1, 2013, New York City) was an American politician who served as mayor of New York City (1978–89) and was known for his tenacity and brashness. After serving in the army during World War II, Koch graduated from New York University Law School (1948).

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  4. Feb 1, 2013 · Mr. Koch, a showman of City Hall, was a three-term mayor who steered New York City through the fiscal austerity of the late 1970s and the racial conflicts of the 1980s.

  5. Feb 1, 2013 · 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 ...

  6. Feb 1, 2013 · New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a statement that the city had lost “an irrepressible icon, our most charismatic cheerleader and champion.”. Senator Charles Schumer lauded Koch as a ...

  7. Feb 1, 2013 · Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of ...

  8. Dec 12, 2022 · Ed Koch, born Edward Irving Koch on Dec. 12, 1924, served as New York City’s mayor from 1978 to 1989. The life-long democrat described himself as ‘liberal with sanity.’ On Feb. 1,…

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