Edward I. Koch talked to a
homeless man after handing him a dollar while en route to the subway for a trip
to City Hall for his inauguration as mayor, January 1, 1978.
(D. Gorton/NYT)
Mayor Edward I. Koch opens a
fire hydrant with a cap designed to reduce water usage, at 117th St. and St.
Nicholas Ave. in Harlem, July 7, 1980.
(Fred R. Conrad/NYT)
In this Oct. 17, 1980, file
photo, New York Mayor Ed Koch gestures as he escorts Republican presidential
nominee Ronald Reagan into Gracie Mansion in New York.
(Pickoff/AP)
Mayor Edward I. Koch of New
York on a subway heading to City Hall, June 1, 1981.
(Chester Higgins Jr/NTY)
Mayor Edward I. Koch of New
York during a news conference on his administration's performance the past year,
at City Hall, Dec. 29, 1986.
(Neal Boenzi/NYT)
In this March 8, 1987, file
photo, New York Mayor Ed Koch gives a lift to Broadway dancer Ann Reinking
during a performance of political satire on at the annual Inner Circle gathering
of the New York Press Club in New York.
(Richard Drew/AP)
Former Mayor Edward I. Koch
marching in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade, March 17, 1992.
(Librado Romero/NYT)
A portrait of former Mayor
Edward I. Koch, in New York in 2010.
(Tony Cenicola/NYT)
In this March 23, 2010 file
photo, former New York Mayor Ed Koch speaks during a publicity event in New
York. A spokesman says Ed Koch, outspoken 3-term mayor who became brash symbol
of NYC, died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 at age 88.