Ed Koch
Two Council members describe Quinn's retaliation against them, and predict more
"I will likely be retaliated against. I've come to the understanding," she said. More
Ties between advocacy groups and the soda industry, continued
Those figures come despite the fact that New York State lost fewer jobs, as a percentage, than the nation did in the Great Recession. More
Mario Cuomo was disappointed, 'homo' signs or not
Dicker said there was "no physical evidence" of the signs, and asked Barsky if the story about them could be "a canard." More
(2)Carrion picks up support; Koch isn't done chiding critics
Another posthumous takedown by Ed Koch. [Sam Roberts]
An audit from New York City Comptroller John Liu said a lease deal signed by the Giuliani administration could cost the city $344.9 million. [Charles Bagli]
"Liu Blasts 'Sweartheart' Deal Marriott Got With NYC" [CBS]
Sounding 'like a mayor,' Quinn unveils serious ideas for serious spending
"I think Christine Quinn sounded like a mayor," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney the East Side Democrat standing outside of City Hall in a beige overcoat and purple umbrella as attendees streamed out of the City Council Speaker's State of the City Speech this afternoon. More
The members who say no to lulus
2013
Democratic mayoral candidate Sal Albanese said he can do a better budget than Bloomberg. [Paula Katinas]
Christine Quinn takes a hit for the City Council's "corrupt lulu system." "Stellar, as always" for refusing the payments are Dan Garodnick, Ydanis Rodriguez and Brad Lander. [Daily News]
Ed Koch
Video of the full funeral service. [Celeste Katz] More
'Go after the virility argument,' and other stories about Ed Koch
At Ed Koch's funeral today, Michael Bloomberg said the former mayor must be "loving all this attention." More
A shooting Ed Koch never got over
As New York bids farewell to Ed Koch, there will be more re-telling of old stories about this colorful, cantankerous, hilarious, and combative figure from a time that seems so very distant and yet was only yesterday, for some of us, anyway. More
Tributes to Ed Koch, continued
This morning's funeral for Ed Koch will be aired live on nyc.gov, and will feature much of the locally known political world. Bill Clinton will speak, and Michael Bloomberg will deliver the eulogy. More
Remembering Ed Koch
Ed Koch
"Ed Koch Gets the Last Word on Cuomo — And it's Unprintable" [Celeste Katz]
Obama: he was "an extraordinary mayor." [AP]
Bloomberg: "quintessential" mayor. [Michael Howard Saul]
"Icon" [Larry Celona]
The pope of Kingsbridge
To my mind, New York City was a trap. The lucky ones got out, and the unlucky ones stayed. More
(1)Why Christine Quinn doesn't mind that you're laughing at her
Here's City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, signing an autograph on a copy of the New York magazine that has her picture on the front page. More
(3)Highlight reel: Koch's lack of spousal feedback, and views on accountability in Albany
Here are some videos of Ed Koch sounding off on Albany and politics. Plus, Senator Chuck Schumer and Al D'Amato relaying funny Koch anecdotes. More
Ed Koch, the newspaper columnist
Unger made the pitch during a lunch at the Four Seasons for which Portwood, Koch's editor, was also in attendance. Summner Redstone and Les Moonves were seated at nearby tables, and Liz Smith was there lunching with Barbara Walters, who came over to shake Koch's hand. He told Unger and Portwood that he refused to talk about his personal life in the column. More
Cuomo: 'He was bigger than life. He was in your face. He was an ethnic'
"He was bigger than life. He was in your face. He was an ethnic. He was not here to blend in," said Cuomo."He was sassy, he was inspirational" and "he will be sadly missed by me." More
