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Former mayor Ed Koch is nothing but prepared: The NY Times and NY Post report how the outgoing octogenarian has his tombstone ready and engraved. He already has a plot at Trinity Church Cemetery in Washington Heights and the tombstone will read: "EDWARD I. KOCH Mayor of the City of New York 1978-1989," plus slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's words before he died, "My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I am Jewish," a Jewish prayer ("Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One") and the epitaph he wrote—"He was fiercely proud of his Jewish faith. He fiercely defended the City of New York, and he fiercely loved its people. Above all, he loved his country, the United States of America, in whose armed forces he served in World War II."
A friend tells the Post, "Everybody thinks its strange, he knows its strange. He's been talking about this for a couple of years." Koch was more forthcoming with the Times, "We all die. Whenever he or she wants me, I go...I had a conversation with God: ‘Take me totally or don’t take me. No salami tactics.’ He’s been very good about it." But he added that he wanted to "die at my desk."
The Times also spoke with Koch about Mario Cuomo, whom he defeated in the 1977 mayoral race—there was a "Vote for Cuomo, not the homo" poster. Koch said, "I’m not settling any scores. I absolutely have no grudges. That’s over with. It’s not that I love those people. I don’t, but it takes too much energy if you think about who injured you.”
In the meantime, Koch's movie reviews can be read in The Villager. Last year, he discussed his movie critique-skills (and pan of Wall-E) with the Forward: "I wish 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' was on every night. I might not go to another movie."
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Rest in piece uncle Ed. Oops he ain't dead yet. Sorry.
At least he brought some life to the city in it's darkest hours. He sure doesn't look Episcopalian. He looks more like Frank Purdue. Unfortunately Frank is dead.
LONG LIVE UNCLE ED.
krazy ol' koch
Jesus, I don't know much about his politics, but anyone who would pan Wall-E must be in the final stages of dementia.
Best Ed Koch Story:
At an exposition at the old NY Coliseum (now the site of the Time Warner Center) Mayor Koch and his entourage were visiting the different exhibits. One vendor had a beautiful girl holding a lion on a leash. She asked His Honor if he would like to pet the beast. The Mayor refused and one of the reporters in the group said "Don't tell me the Mayor is a coward". Koch replied "No, the Mayor is not a coward, nor is the Mayor a Schmuck".
Koch is and always been an egotistical jerk. The first and seemingly only requisite for holding the office of Mayor of NYC.
DON'T EVEN THINK OF PARKING HERE!
koch was the worst mayor NY ever had my lifetime. even dinkins was better. Dude's got some balls being buried in a christian church with his jewness.
Koch couldn't even win his last primary. The main reasons include massive corruption (much worse than anything today) and a completely deaf ear to the black and latino voters. Not a good combination.
If this may be seen as any redemption of sorts, Koch WAS instrumental in the revival, or rather, the revitalization of the South Bronx. Say what you will but this will probably be his one enduring legacy...
It wouldn't have been The Eighties without him. Good, bad, or whatever. See ya at the '21', Ed.