Quick Facts
- NAME: Edward Irving Koch
- OCCUPATION: Mayor
- BIRTH DATE: December 12, 1924 (Age: 87)
- EDUCATION: City College of New York, New York University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
- ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
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Ed Koch was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1990, and is largely credited with saving the city from bankruptcy.
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Mayor, born in New York City, New York, USA. He interrupted college to serve in the US Army (1943??6), winning two Battle Stars. In practice as a lawyer (from 1949), he was a member of the New York City Council (1967??8), then served in the US House of Representatives (1969??74).
Ed Koch served as Democratic mayor of New York (1978??90), and his re-election (1981) was partly due to his success in handling New York's financial problems and saving the city from bankruptcy. In 1982 he lost a bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to Mario Cuomo. Defeated as Democratic candidate for mayor in 1989 by David Dinkins, he returned to practice law with Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn & Bowman. A colorful and outspoken character, he also found a place in the news media as a TV talk show host and newspaper columnist.
Koch authored several books including His Eminence and Hizzoner (1989, with John Cardinal O'Connor) and All the Best, Letters from a Feisty Mayor (1990).
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