How'm I Doing?

He replaced Mayor Beame and hit the ground running. From the "I love ny" marketing to the general love for the city, he was the one who certainly shook things up and made it a more enjoyable place to be. By the mid 80's he made some real blunders, but he did bring us back from the brink with a new sense of pride.

I agreed with much that he did and said, and disagreed with much that he did and said - but there is absolutely zero doubt in my mind that he loved - LOVED - this city with all his heart and always did what he thought was best at any given time with the then available information. One, truly, for the ages. I can only imagine him getting to the gates of heaven and asking "How'm I doin'?" and getting a big thumbs up.

great mayor, great man. rose above the backhanded nature of ny politics.

I most recently saw him on the Sunday before Sandy struck pushing a shopping cart amidst the pushing and shoving of people preparing for the storm at Fairway on UWS. He looked frail but was happy to be among his fellow citizens. It was a nice sight. RIP.

why news is all about this old guy? and we even wasted millions of tax dollar to rename 59 street bridge to his confusing name, who the heck is he?

He was the Mayor of New York City.
Welcome to America caonima. Any more questions - maybe who is George Washington or Robert F Kennedy?

Cmon Ammonia ..have a heart

Requiesce in pace, Mr. Mayor.

If you're gonna live here, know the basics.

I lived in NYC during his tenure; all I can say is the city was a hell of a lot more fun when the housing was worth less and there were more criminals on the streets. /And Ed was part of the reason why

i see, so when this old junk was our mayor, there were far more crimes than today

no wonder the suckers here all miss him

Meant he was part of the reason it was more fun - not that there were more criminals

We actually had an authentic Times Square back in his day.

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THE quintessential, authentic NYC character. He'll be missed - yes, even by some of his detractors.

I'll never forget when I got my 1st apartment in Cobble Hill.

It was 1981, & on the Court Street subway station, graffitied in black magic marker, all caps, on a support pillar:

"LINDA RONSTADT S***S ELVIS PRESLEY'S DEAD D**K"

& directly below that:

"DON'T BE A KOCH SUCKER"

The 1st time I saw it I couldn't stop cracking up; whether it was from the ridiculousness of the 1st line &/or its juxtaposition with the 2nd, I don't know, but all I know is that I actually looked forward to seeing it every morning just to start the day laughing.

It's nice that he will be buried in Manhattan.

"How'm I doin' NOW?"

"Decomposing."

"Well, you can't please everybody!"

Of added note, Jesse Jackson will lead a choir with their rendition of "(Won't You Take Me to) Hymietown" at the memorial service on Monday

Burial in Washington Heights at Trinity Church.

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http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202586635815&thepage=1

According to the Corporation Counsel's Office, Koch made 175 judicial appointments during his three terms; 51 of his appointees are still on the bench.

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman (See Profile) said it was no accident that some of the leading lights of the judiciary in New York during the past generation got their start from Koch.

The screening process he started "has produced hundreds of outstanding judges over the past decades, and will continue to do so for years to come," Lippman said in a statement. "All New Yorkers owe him a debt of gratitude for this enduring reform."

Koch was "enormously proud" of the appointment process, said Robert Keating, criminal justice coordinator to Koch and vice chairman of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's advisory committee.

Historically, the bench was "a major source of patronage" for political leaders, said Keating, but Koch "totally and dramatically changed it. It was popular among good-government types, but I don't think there was a groundswell that made it politically advantageous for him to do it. He just thought it was the right thing to do."

God rest his soul and we are thankful for great contributors to our society by individuals like Mayor Koch who cared yet was savvy enough to make a difference as a politician (not easy to have a heart and be a politician, right?).

Rename 77th Street Subway?

Bunch of idiots: http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/06/18/ed-koch-tombstone-new-york-mayor/2434047/ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/18/former-nyc-mayor-ed-koch-tombstone-engraved-with-wrong-birth-date/