Ed Koch
Ed Koch
Edward Irving "Ed" Kochwas an American lawyer, politician, political commentator, movie critic and reality television arbitrator. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and three terms as mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1990...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 December 1924
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
amongst country easy good issue male population reputation single stand stood york
I think I have a very good reputation amongst the gay population and among the whole country because I stood up on the issue of gay rights. It is not easy to stand up on that issue when you are single and male in New York City. I did it anyway.
new-york safe-haven thinking
...the mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven.
morning new-york thank-you-god
I wake up every morning and say to myself, Well, I'm still in New York. Thank you, God.
country new-york hate
There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
new-york law knives
The knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again.
new-york cities people
I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.
country new-york government
[The UN should remain in New York] because every country needs a cesspool. And the UN is always interesting as a theater of the absurd.
new-york aqua cities
Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific!
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Eliot is the right guy to change Albany. As attorney general, he demonstrated a real commitment to reforming institutions from Wall Street to Main Street and I look forward to watching him work on reforming state government.
great pat tradition
I think he is in the great tradition of Pat Moynihan.
ahead believed days everybody knew press respect somebody understood
I was not afraid of the press or the militants. It was uncomfortable, but I was not afraid. With respect to the press, I knew I knew more than they knew about city matters. With respect to the militants, I understood it. I mean, everybody believed in those days that they were being screwed, you know, that somebody was getting ahead of them.
people telling
I probably enjoy campaigning more than most other people in public office because I like people and I enjoy going out there and telling people what I've done.
believed creating nations today united
But nevertheless, I always believed today as he does, that if the United Nations hadn't been created, we would be creating it.
except history improve listen nobody
If you listen to Giuliani, it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like, he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy.