Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, whose larger-than-life personality was well-suited to the nation's biggest city but could also get him in trouble, has died. He was 88. His spokesman, George Arzt, says Koch passed away early Friday from congestive
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NEW YORK â€" To the very end, Ed Koch's timing was perfect. The man who became mayor of New York when the city had hit bottom and had only one way to go â€" up â€" died on the day a documentary about his life premiered in theaters. "Do you remember
I first met Ed Koch in 1988. Or rather, that's when he first met me -- with his shoulder. I had been sent to City Hall Park by a state senator I worked for at the time to listen in on a Koch news conference. The two of us ended up on converging paths
I first met Ed Koch in 1988. Or rather, that's when he first met me -- with his shoulder. I had been sent to City Hall Park by a state senator I worked for at the time to listen in on a Koch news conference. The two of us ended up on converging paths
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