Ed Koch

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

January 5, 2011 2:33 pm

Hearings on Radicalization of American Muslims: Yes or No?

As a result of the November election, in which Republicans won control of the House of Representatives, Congressman Peter King is the new Chairman of...

December 29, 2010 12:58 am

Unfinished Business: The Great Recession

Looking back on 2010 and the Great Recession, I continue to be enraged by the lack of accountability for those who wrecked our economy and...

December 20, 2010 3:52 pm

Are We Witnessing A Greek Tragedy?

The debacle that resulted from President Obama's negotiations with the Republican leadership is extremely complicated. Examining each vote and action by the Democrats...

November 16, 2010 8:03 pm

Don’t Cry For Me

President Obama traveled to Asia last week seeking to make a big splash and bring home trade agreements that help American exports. Notwithstanding...

October 27, 2010 3:23 pm

The Coming Political Tsunami

I predict a Republican victory of tsunami proportions on November 2nd. For the last six months in various public forums, I have said that Republicans...

October 12, 2010 3:31 pm

Curiouser and Curiouser

The Islamic terrorist, Faisal Shahzad, who unsuccessfully sought on May 1, 2010 to blow up a car in Times Square was sentenced to life...

October 5, 2010 1:58 am

On The Firing of Rick Sanchez by CNN

Rick Sanchez was fired by CNN last week. The October 2nd New York Times reported that Sanchez was terminated, "...a day after telling a radio...

August 10, 2010 9:38 pm

No Carrots For Iran

The Sunni Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States and other nations in the region, are a majority of the Arab people. ...

July 13, 2010 5:46 pm

Amnesty: It Is Not Too Late To Step Away From The Abyss

President Obama does not believe that our borders can be protected against illegal entry. He also does not believe that efforts by Arizona to clamp...

April 13, 2010 8:22 pm

A Dangerous Silence

I weep as I witness outrageous verbal attacks on Israel. What makes these verbal assaults and distortions all the more painful is that they ...

February 23, 2010 8:14 pm

The Hedge Fund Fiasco

Frontline, a PBS investigative journalism series epitomizes the very best of television reporting. Recently, Frontline featured an absolutely riveting account of our disastrous failure to regulate...