Koch: My bridge 'better' than GWB
Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of the world, died Friday. He was 88. Credit: Getty Images
Former Mayor Ed Koch says his bridge is “better than the George Washington Bridge.”
The feisty former politician made the assessment Monday as Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a bill renaming the Queensboro Bridge in Koch’s honor.
Koch, who’s 86, was the city’s 105th mayor. He helped repair the Queensboro and other bridges while in office from 1978 through 1989.
The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge links Manhattan and Queens over the East River.
Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.
Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.
