Edward Koch, Brash New York Mayor in 1980s, Dies at 88 (Audio)




Bloomberg - The First Word show

Summary: Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Edward I. Koch, the outspoken three-term New York mayor who led the biggest U.S. city from the brink of bankruptcy in the late 1970s and boosted the spirits of crime-weary residents, has died. He was 88. Bloomberg's Michael Lysak looks back on Koch's life on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." They are joined by Bloomberg's John Tucker. (Source: Bloomberg)