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Former New York Mayor Ed Koch dead at 88
February 01, 2013
February 01, 2013
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NEW YORK Ed Koch, the ebullient former congressman and three-term Democratic mayor of New York City credited with correcting the city's sinking finances in the 1980s, has died at the age of 88.
Koch spokesman George Arzt confirmed to CBS News that the former mayor died Friday morning of congestive heart failure.
Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch dead at 88
Koch brought what some described as a cult of personality to the situation. Former Daily News editor Michael Goodwin told the Gotham Gazette: "Mayor Koch was so in your face for so long that a whole generation of children grew up
Koch spokesman George Arzt confirmed to CBS News that the former mayor died Friday morning of congestive heart failure.
Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch dead at 88
Koch brought what some described as a cult of personality to the situation. Former Daily News editor Michael Goodwin told the Gotham Gazette: "Mayor Koch was so in your face for so long that a whole generation of children grew up
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