Abe Beame http://www.npr.org Abe Beame en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:54:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Abe Beame http://www.npr.org Ed Koch, New York City And The Politics Of Resentment And Race Ed Koch was elected mayor of New York City in 1977 by being fresh, honest, optimistic and independent. By the time he lost, in a 1989 bid for a 4th term, voters had tired of corruption and racial tension that had become widespread in the city. Koch died on Friday at age 88. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/02/04/170842922/ed-koch-new-york-city-and-the-politics-of-resentment-and-race?ft=1&f=171027416 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/02/04/170842922/ed-koch-new-york-city-and-the-politics-of-resentment-and-race?ft=1&f=171027416 Ed Koch was elected mayor of New York City in 1977 by being fresh, honest, optimistic and independent. By the time he lost, in a 1989 bid for a 4th term, voters had tired of corruption and racial tension that had become widespread in the city. Koch died on Friday at age 88.

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