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- Confronted with the deficits and the constraints of the city’s brush with bankruptcy in 1975, he held down spending, subdued the municipal unions, restored the city’s creditworthiness, revived a moribund capital budget, began work on long-neglected bridges and streets, cut antipoverty programs and tried to reduce the friction between Manhattan and the more tradition-minded other boroughs.
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Feb 2, 2013 · Mr. Koch, a Democrat, took office in January 1978 and, with his moxie, was able to quickly create a sense among New Yorkers that someone was fighting to turn the city around. “The city needed...
Koch was first elected mayor of New York City in 1977 and was re-elected in 1981 with 75% of the vote. He was the first New York City mayor to win endorsement on both the Democratic and Republican party tickets. In 1985, Koch was elected to a third term with 78% of the vote.
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...
Feb 1, 2013 · Former New York City Mayor Edward Irving Koch, a man as colorful as the city he helped save from financial ruin, died Friday of congestive heart failure. He was 88.
Aug 30, 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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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...
Feb 1, 2013 · Edward I. Koch, the master showman of City Hall, who parlayed shrewd political instincts and plenty of chutzpah into three tumultuous terms as New York’s mayor with all the tenacity, zest and...
