Mayor Ed Koch Wife, Net Worth, AOC, Quotes, Wikipedia, Tombstone, Family, Book, Bio

Edward Irving Koch, known simply as Mayor Ed Koch was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality.

Ed Koch served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989.

Mayor Ed Koch wife

Ed Koch never married.

Mayor Ed Koch family

Ed Koch was born in Crotona Park East section of The Bronx borough of New York City to Yetta (or Joyce) and Louis (Leib) Koch.

Ed Koch’s parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants from Kozliv and Uścieczko in Eastern Galicia.

Ed Koch came from a family of Conservative Jews who resided in Newark, New Jersey, where his father worked at a theater.

As a child, Ed Koch worked as a hatcheck boy in a Newark dance hall and he graduated from South Side High School in Newark in 1941.

Mayor Ed Koch quotes

Ed Koch was also known for his ability to speak his mind.

Some of his famous quotes include;

“I’m not the type to get ulcers. I give them.”

“The art of creation is older than the art of killing.”

“You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it’s good for one’s self-respect to be a punching bag.”

“Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It’s sterile. It’s nothing. It’s wasting your life, and people do not wish to waste their lives once they’ve seen New York! This rural American thing – I’m telling you, it’s a joke,”

“Anybody who suggests that I run for governor is no friend of mine. It’s a terrible position, and besides, it requires living in Albany, which is small-town life at its worst.”

“I can explain it to you, but I can’t comprehend it for you.”

Mayor Ed Koch book

Ed Koch was also an accomplished author and his books included;

1. Koch, Edward I. (1980). The Mandate Millstone. US Conference of Mayors. OCLC 040152378. ASIN B00072XPA8
2. Koch, Edward I. (1980). “The mandate millstone”. National Affairs (61).
3. Koch, Ed (1981). How’m I doing?: The wit and wisdom of Ed Koch. New York: Lion Books. ISBN 0-87460-362-5.
4. Rauch, William; Koch, Ed (1984). Mayor. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-49536-4.
5. Rauch, William; Koch, Ed (1985). Politics. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-53296-0.
6. Koch, Ed; O’Connor, John Joseph (1989). His Eminence and Hizzoner: a candid exchange. New York: Morrow. ISBN 0-688-07928-8.
7. Jones, Leland T.; Koch, Ed (1990). All the best: letters from a feisty mayor. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-69365-4.
8. Paisner, Daniel; Koch, Ed (1992). Citizen Koch: an autobiography. New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 0-312-08161-8.
9. Koch, Ed (1994). Ed Koch on Everything: Movies, Politics, Personalities, Food, and Other Stuff. Carol Publishing Corporation. ISBN 1-55972-225-8.
10. Resnicow, Herbert; Koch, Ed (1995). Murder at city hall. New York: Kensington Books. ISBN 0-8217-5087-9.
11. Koch, Edward I. (1997). Murder on Broadway. New York: Kensington. ISBN 1-57566-186-1.
12. Koch, Ed (1997). Murder on 34th Street. New York: Kensington. ISBN 1-57566-232-9.
13. Koch, Ed (1998). The Senator Must Die. New York: Kensington. ISBN 1-57566-325-2.
14. Koch, Ed (1999). Giuliani: Nasty Man. New York: Barricade Books. ISBN 1-56980-155-X.

Mayor Ed Koch tombstone

Ed Koch purchased a burial plot in Trinity Church Cemetery in April 2008 so that he could be buried in Manhattan

Ed Koch chose to put the last words of the late journalist Daniel Pearl on his tombstone: “My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I am Jewish.”

Mayor Ed Koch net worth

At the time of death, Ed Koch has a net worth of over $10 million.