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

May 3, 2011 10:06 am

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God Bless the Navy Seals, C.I.A. Director Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama and The United States of America

Everyone around the world should welcome the killing of Osama bin Laden by Navy Seals this weekend, but we know that is not to be. However,...

April 29, 2011 11:34 am

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My Thoughts On The Election Of 2012

The 2012 Presidential and Congressional election is all but over as a result of the adoption by the House of Representatives by a vote of...

April 21, 2011 11:45 pm

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If There Is a Will, It Can Be Done

This past week, the House of Representatives adopted a budget by a vote of 235 to 193 without a single Democrat voting in the affirmative.  According...

April 11, 2011 9:55 pm

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Everybody Wants To Be In The Middle Class

Last week's budget negotiations in Washington, D.C. about the current year's budget was an overwhelming victory for the Republican right wing, a.k.a. the 80 Tea Party members of...

April 4, 2011 8:51 pm

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Energy and a Needed Czar

Like many other Americans, I simply do not believe the statements our government makes to calm us down during a catastrophe. I can understand and accept -- and believe...

March 31, 2011 3:06 am

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Where Do We Start and When Do We Stop?

I listened intently this week to the speech given by President Barack Obama explicitly intended to explain to the American public why the U.S. decided...

March 28, 2011 9:22 pm

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Feelin’ Groovy

In December 2010 I received a call from Mayor Mike Bloomberg asking if I would like to have my name attached to the Queensboro Bridge...

March 21, 2011 2:39 pm

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The War Against the Jews Goes On

The latest Palestinian violence against Israelis, and the continuing abandonment of Israel by most of the international community, inevitably bring to mind the abandonment of...

March 14, 2011 6:31 pm

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Libya: The Arab League Should Conduct the No-Fly Zone

Many in the international community are pushing President Obama to authorize war against the regime of Libyan dictator, Muammar el-Qaddafi.  I think to undertake a third...

March 8, 2011 10:22 pm

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Afghanistan: The Endless War

There are generals and Secretaries of Defense who love war and those who don't.  Eisenhower, both general and President, in his farewell speech in 1961 as...

March 1, 2011 2:49 pm

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Revolution Is Apparently The Order of the Day

I'm back in the office after a 16-day cruise on the "Crystal Symphony."  We sailed north from Buenos Aires, stopping in Rio de Janeiro, Devil's Island, French Guiana, Bridgetown,...

February 1, 2011 3:07 pm

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The Islamic World

The Muslim world is on fire.  Mobs are filling the streets of Cairo;  the people of Tunisia have forced out its dictatorial president Zine al-Abidine...

January 26, 2011 2:19 pm

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On the Killing of Daniel Pearl and More

On January 21, The New York Times, the newspaper of record, recalled the killing of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered by Palestinian terrorists nine...

January 11, 2011 6:46 pm

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China’s Rising Military Power and What We Should Do About It

On January 6, The New York Times reported that China has rolled out the J-20 tactical fighter, its first stealth (radar evading) plane, ...