Michael Bloomberg, Bill Clinton honor 'quintessential mayor' Ed Koch at funeral
One of Ed Koch's nephews says everyone has a story about his uncle and his outsized personality. Many friends, family and political officials shared them Monday as they honored the late mayor of New York City at a memorial service in Manhattan. AP video. (Feb. 4) (February 4, 2013 12:58 PM)
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The funeral for Edward I. Koch, New York City's brassy, beloved 105th mayor, had the right amount of solemnity, reverence and adoration. It also had laughs.
From the eulogy delivered by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to the reminiscences by Koch's nephews and the words of former President Bill Clinton, the crowd inside the palatial Temple Emanu-El Monday had plenty to chuckle and smile about, even...
