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Ed Koch wasn't always what he seemed

February 1, 2013 9:42 PM By DAN JANISON dan.janison@newsday.com

New York City mayoral candidate Ed Koch in

Photo credit: AP | New York City mayoral candidate Ed Koch in Manhattan. (Sept. 1, 1977)

In the 22-plus years since his downbeat departure from City Hall, Ed Koch never really surrendered the spotlight, keeping true to a City Hall reporter's characterization of him as "unavoidable for comment."

He lost his bid for a fourth term in a Democratic primary to David Dinkins in 1989, following a tumultuous and controversial third term plagued by a corruption scandal in his administration,...

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