 ABC News | Controversial New York mayor dies of heart failure Business First of Buffalo (blog) Koch died this morning about 2 o'clock from congestive heart failure, according to the New York Times. He was 88 years old. Koch served as mayor for 12 years in the 1970s and 1980. The Times called it "an era of almost continuous discord that found Mr. Ed Koch recalled as 'doting' by family at funeral Ed Koch: funeralgoers honor New York mayor's 'big brain and bigger heart' RIP Ed Koch (1924-2013) |
