The candidate’s reference to New York as “Hymietown” helped tank his 1984 presidential campaign and eroded a longstanding alliance. By Jonathan Mahler The current mayor of New York City has diverged ...

Ed Koch was mayor of NYC from 1978 to 1989. He's credited with restoring fiscal stability to the city and creating affordable housing. He's also a film buff. Mayor Koch saved New York City from ...

NEW YORK — Former Mayor Ed Koch is doing his part to support the city’s economic recovery: Last Wednesday, he went shopping at the Gap. “I bought $87 worth of little girls’ clothes for my grandniece,” ...

We didn't even know that he was thought dead, but according to the Daily News, former mayor Ed Koch caused quite a scare last night. Firefighters and EMTs rushed to the 83-year-old's Greenwich Village ...

After having kidney cancer for 22 years, Thaler chose to take lethal medication and end her life on Nov. 16 New York City mayor Ed Koch with Sister Pat Koch Thaler in 1982. Pat Koch Thaler — the ...

After Monday’s conflict over a Gaza-bound flotilla, the effects on the cable news world of having what is possibly the single most emotionally charged issue in international politics– the ...

A lifelong New Yorker and longtime City Council member, she opposed Robert Moses’s wrecking ball, championed historic preservation and fought for women’s and gay rights. By Clay Risen The candidate’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After having kidney cancer for 22 years, Thaler chose to take lethal medication and end her life on Nov. 16 AP Photo/Raimondo ...