Ed Koch Remembered As New York City's 'Quintessential Mayor'
Mourners applauded and Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" played as Koch's wooden casket was carried by six uniformed officers from the NYPD and FDNY out of Temple Emanu-El on Monday.
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Mourners applauded and Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" played as Koch's wooden casket was carried by six uniformed officers from the NYPD and FDNY out of Temple Emanu-El on Monday.
In a taping for "The Late Show" Monday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and David Letterman shared some laughs about the many fat jokes Letterman has made about the governor's ample girth.
New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney has called for a panel to investigate a no-bid contract for debris cleanup awarded by the Christie administration after Superstorm Sandy.
Is Uncle Sam shortchanging Lady Liberty? Three months after Superstorm Sandy, the government won't say when the statue will reopen. On Monday night there was a demand for a timetable.
"I want to create the same opportunities I had," she told WCBS 880's Steve Scott.
Late Mayor Ed Koch will soon have a subway station on the Upper East Side named in his honor.
New York City woke up Saturday morning without one of its most recognizable and beloved figures.
Late Mayor Ed Koch was a strong supporter and champion of gay rights, but when it came to the issue of his own sexual orientation, he steadfastly maintained a commitment to privacy.
The race for governor in New Jersey was officially underway this weekend, with Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono kicking off her campaign, and incumbent Republican Gov. Chris Christie out meeting voters and collecting endorsements.
The Rev. Al Sharpton was one of Mayor Ed Koch's loudest critics, but was remembering the mayor fondly upon his death Friday.
Mayor Ed Koch was known as the quintessential New Yorker, and left a lasting impression.
Ed Koch was a major player on the New York political stage for almost 50 years, winning friends and gaining foes and sometimes turning the one into the other.
Those who knew him best said Ed Koch was in private almost exactly as you saw him in public, but even more candid and frank.
Most people who knew late former New York City Mayor Ed Koch say he was a character. but according to Rutgers University Newark Professor Robert Snyder, his comments weren't always entertaining.
Statements and condolences have been pouring in since news that former New York City Mayor Ed Koch died early Friday morning.
