Ed Koch

Mayor Koch saved the City of New York from bankruptcy and in doing so restored the pride of New Yorkers. During his three terms as Mayor from 1978-1989, he restored fiscal stability to the City of New York, and he was responsible for placing the City on a GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) balanced budget basis. He created a housing program which, over a ten-year period, provided more than 150,000 units of affordable housing financed by City funds in the amount of $5.1 billion. He created for the first time in New York City a merit judicial selection system and selected some of the most outstanding public servants to serve in his administration. Prior to being Mayor, Mr. Koch served for nine years as a Congressman and two years as a member of the New York City Council. He attended City College of New York from 1941 to 1943. In his last year of college, he was drafted into the Army where he served with the 104th Infantry Division. He served in the European Theater of Operations, received two battle stars, the Combat Infantry badge, and he was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1946. In that year, he also attended the New York University School of Law. He received his LL.B. degree in 1948 and began to practice law immediately thereafter. He is currently a partner in the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP. He hosts a call-in radio program on Bloomberg AM 1130 (WBBR) and is also a commentator on that same station. Mr. Koch appears weekly on NY1 television with former Senator Alfonse D'Amato. He lectures around the country and writes a weekly commentary and weekly movie reviews. Additionally, Mr. Koch is the author of numerous books which include Mayor, Politics, His Eminence And Hizzoner, All The Best, Citizen Koch, Ed Koch On Everything, Giuliani Nasty Man, I'm Not Done Yet: Remaining Relevant, Buzz: How to Create It and Win with It, and two children's books which he co-authored with his sister, Pat Koch Thaler: Eddie, Harold's Little Brother, and Eddie's Little Sister Makes a Splash. His most recent book is entitled The Koch Papers: My Fight Against Anti-Semitism.

ARTICLES BY: Ed Koch

August 22, 2011 8:19 pm

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Is the U.S. Willing to Fight Against Islamic Terrorism No Matter How Long, No Matter How Costly in Blood and Treasure?

In his address to Congress after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said it was "a...

August 8, 2011 5:02 pm

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Hugh Carey New York’s Greatest Governor of the Modern Era

Hugh Carey, former governor of the State of New York, died on Sunday, August 7, 2011. I believe he was the greatest governor of...

August 1, 2011 6:20 pm

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Now, A Third Party Has a Chance To Win

About a year ago, whenever the name of President Obama came up, the near-universal word used by people I know who had worked hard...

July 27, 2011 2:43 pm

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Death Penalty for Leibby Kletzky Killer and Other Comments

The death penalty was recently the subject of a Times op ed by David R. Dow, entitled "Death Penalty, Still Racist And Arbitrary." In a...

July 25, 2011 2:20 pm

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Bob Turner for the 9th Congressional District

Endorsement speech: I am here this morning to suggest that the contested race in the 9th congressional district be turned into a referendum that will...

July 19, 2011 5:18 pm

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Congress: Enablers of the Rich and Powerful

The Republicans are playing with fire. They have embarrassed their leader in the House of Representatives, Speaker John Boehner, by rejecting his efforts to ...

July 11, 2011 2:50 pm

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The 9th Congressional District of New York Can Consign Itself to Oblivion Or Be Remembered in the History Books

On September 13, 2011, there will be a special election in the congressional district spanning Brooklyn and Queens that was represented by Anthony Weiner, who...

July 6, 2011 12:01 am

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Shamefully, Medicare and Medicaid Are Being Abandoned By President Obama and Both Political Parties

I've been told by a knowledgeable friend that doctors throughout the country are notifying patients that they will no longer accept Medicare payments...

June 20, 2011 2:39 pm

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No One Is Above The Law

Imagine what the public response would be if former President George W. Bush, during his term of office, had engaged in armed conflict with some...

June 13, 2011 6:44 pm

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Leaks and More Leaks

Last year, Thomas A. Drake, a former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA), was originally charged with a felony under the Espionage Act, a...

June 6, 2011 3:32 pm

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The Continuing War Against The Jews

Sometime this month a flotilla of ships will once again seek to breach the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza.  This effort is similar to the one that took...

May 31, 2011 5:21 pm

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Welcome Home, Soldier

The New York Times of May 28, 2011 brought to the attention of the American public the failure of our government to adequately attend...

May 23, 2011 5:13 pm

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President Obama’s Hostility To Israel Continues

Not since 1973 and the Yom Kippur War when Egypt and Syria - with logistical help from other Arab countries -- joined forces in an...

May 16, 2011 1:23 pm

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Thoughts on Immigration from a Liberal With Sanity

Those who support amnesty for illegal aliens and want to provide them with "a path to citizenship" are engaged in a new effort to make those...