ed koch

The quintessential New Yorker and 105th Mayor of New York City died Feb. 1. He was 88. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)

Ed Koch Leaves Behind $850,000 In Will

The details of late New York City Mayor Ed Koch’s will have been released.

2013/03/11

Audiofile: February – The Month In Sound

The shortest month of the year was jam-packed with news.

2013/02/28

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Poll: Rudy Giuliani Was New York City’s Best Mayor Of Last 50 Years

A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found 31 percent of city voters said Giuliani did the best job.

2013/02/28

Grand Central Terminal is decorated for its centennial celebrations.(credit: AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand)

Eye On New York: Saying Goodbye To Ed Koch, The History Of Grand Central Terminal, And More

New Yorkers recently said goodbye to the colorful, outspoken, and at times controversial Mayor Ed Koch; his life was recently depicted in a documentary that opened on the day that he died.

2013/02/17

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivers the 2013 State of the City address. (credit: City Council via Flickr)

Quinn Delivers State Of The City Address, De Blasio Calls It ‘Kabuki Theater’

The City Council speaker spoke to a packed Council chamber and was interrupted by applause many times.

2013/02/11

Former New York mayor Edw Koch is carried in a casket in front of a ceremonial guard at the end of a funeral service in New York, February 4, 2013. (Photo credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

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.

2013/02/04

The casket carrying former Mayor Ed Koch is removed from Temple Emanu-El following the funeral - Feb. 4, 2013 (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Politicians, Public React To Ed Koch Funeral

Bagpipes played Monday as the casket of late former Mayor Ed Koch was carried out of Temple Emanu-El on the shoulders of NYPD pall-bearers and and was followed by mourners both connected and common.

2013/02/04

Former New York mayor Ed Koch attends the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

77th Street No. 6 Line Subway Station To Be Renamed For Mayor Koch

Late Mayor Ed Koch will soon have a subway station on the Upper East Side named in his honor.

2013/02/03

FILE - Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Bryan Cave LLP)

Bloomberg, Bill Clinton To Eulogize Former Mayor Ed Koch

Per Koch’s request, three flags will be on display during the service – the American flag, the Israeli flag and the flag of the City of New York. The service will end with the playing of a “hymn-like” slower version of “New York, New York.”

2013/02/03

Ed Koch in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2012 State of the City Video

Mayor Ed Koch Remembered As The Embodiment Of New York City

New York City woke up Saturday morning without one of its most recognizable and beloved figures.

2013/02/02

Ed Koch at Esquire Magazine's 70th Anniversary party in New York City - Feb. 20, 2003 (credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

Mayor Koch Remained Staunchly Private On Matters Of Sexual Orientation

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.

2013/02/02

The Rev. Al Sharpton was remembering late Mayor Ed Koch this week. (Credit: Andrew H. Walker/J.P. Yim/Getty Images)

Rev. Al Sharpton: Koch Was ‘Authentic’

The Rev. Al Sharpton was one of Mayor Ed Koch’s loudest critics, but was remembering the mayor fondly upon his death Friday.

2013/02/02

Neighbors, Aides Remember Mayor Koch’s Indomitable Spirit

Mayor Ed Koch was known as the quintessential New Yorker, and left a lasting impression.

2013/02/02

David Dinkins, Ed Koch Rudy Giuliani (credit: CBS 2)

Koch Remembered For Speaking His Mind And Rocking The Political Boat

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.

2013/02/01