RIP Ed Koch

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<p>NYC is a bit darker today without him to light it up.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/nyregion/edward-i-koch-ex-mayor-of-new-york-dies.html?hp[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/nyregion/edward-i-koch-ex-mayor-of-new-york-dies.html?hp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>He was a funloving politician. Not too many of those around. RIP Ed.</p>

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<p>I used to share an elevator bank with him. What a wonderful man. Something that may not have been as noticeable in his public persona is that he was an old fashioned gentleman in his personal dealings.</p>

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<p>agree…what an astute mind and feisty personality.</p>

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<p>Enjoyed listening to him when he’d be on TV. Prayers for his family as they grieve.</p>

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<p>As a NYC resident for much of Koch’s tenure, I have to say that I loved him. I did not always agree with him, but I found him sincere, caring, intelligent, and entertaining. Peace to his family.</p>

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<p>Ironic that the documentary of his life opens today:</p>

<p><a href=“http://movies.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/movies/koch-neil-barskys-documentary-on-the-former-mayor.html[/url]”>http://movies.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/movies/koch-neil-barskys-documentary-on-the-former-mayor.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>My mom loved Ed Koch. She used to write to him frequently, giving her opinion of his latest speech or initiative, he always responded with a short handwritten note!</p>

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<p>I always thought that Ed Koch was BORN to be the mayor of NYC.</p>

10

<p>I was a fan. I enjoyed his radio show he did with D’Amato</p>

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<p>H, fresh out of law school, worked in the Koch administration in the '70s, and absolutely loved the guy. We were very sad to see the news.</p>

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<p>He was a fixture of NYC during my young childhood and loved his pitch for NYC. </p>

<p>However, there were some things I disagreed with him about…such as his endorsement of Vladimir Putin’s excessive and overreaching punishment of a female punk rock band for their protest of Russian Orthodox Church’s increasing political and social dominance over Russian society. Especially when that dominance had serious ancien regime authoritarian overtones.</p>

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<p>I wished he could have been the mayor of Chicago.</p>