Former New York Mayor Edward Koch is putting together a coalition of powerful civic groups to address the state government’s gridlock. Koch says the coalition will take aim at legislators standing in the way of change. The state is mired in partisan bickering. There have been calls for scandal-plagued Gov. David Paterson to resign. Koch [...]
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch has undergone surgery to have his gallbladder removed. Koch’s spokesman says the surgery took place Monday morning. Last month, the 84-year-old Koch underwent a quadruple bypass and valve replacement. He has been at New York Presbyterian Hospital ever since. Koch served as mayor of New York City from [...]
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch has been hospitalized ahead of a procedure to increase blood flow to his heart. A spokesman for the 84-year-old says he was scheduled to undergo a coronary angioplasty on Monday at New York Presbyterian Hospital. That’s when doctors discovered a damaged valve that was put in place after [...]
