Ed Koch recalled for restoring post-crisis city
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch has died at 88. (February 1, 2013 7:49 AM)
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Leave your memories
When Edward I. Koch took over on Jan. 1, 1978, as mayor, New York City had lost about 7,500 cops in the 1970s fiscal crisis, arsons were rampant and many judges were picked through political patronage rather than merit.
"We had enough cops to drive radio cars and answer 911 calls," recalled Robert J. McGuire, Koch's first police commissioner.
But through innovation, budget finessing...
