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Edward Koch dies at 88; outspoken mayor led New York City comeback
In the late 1970s when Edward I. Koch won his first term as mayor of New York, the city was in shambles, its coffers and confidence sapped by financial crises and a paralyzing blackout. It needed a fighter and found one in Koch, a well-practiced pol...Tags: Greenwich Village, Israel, Democratic Party, World War II (1939-1945), Jesse Jackson
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Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling. Suddenly inspired to do something brash about the rare transit strike that crippled the city in 1980, he strode down to the Brooklyn Bridge to...
Tags: Miss America Pageant, Money and Monetary Policy, Greenwich Village, Regional Authority, Brooklyn Bridge
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A focus as big as all outdoors
David Plowden's second-floor office in his Winnetka home is not the sanctuary that was his now-shuttered basement darkroom. It is more prone to distractions, but that is just one of the allowances that the celebrated 80-year-old photographer has made to...
Tags: Requiem, Trips and Vacations, Technology, George Eastman, Manhattan (New York City)
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Superstorm Sandy claims at least 50 lives
They've lost their homes, their businesses and many are still stranded -- but residents in the hurricane-battered northeast are overcoming the after effects of Superstorm Sandy with a gritty resolve. "It's sort of like the transit strike a few years...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Public Transportation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Regional Authority, Caribbean Islands
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Pigeon Poop Peppers Parkgoers
pix11.comFirst, the park was getting a French modernist nude sculpture to grace a corner of the park, but the beauty might be diminished by the copious amounts of pigeon poop collecting. "It's not very pleasant. I guess you can hope for rain I suppose," said a...Tags: Ed Koch
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Car Overturns Near Queensboro Bridge, 1 Dead
PIX11.comA pedestrian is dead and two are injured after a vehicle flipped and landed on its roof on a sidewalk in Queens early Monday. Police say the accident happened just after 4 a.m. just feet away from the Queensboro Plaza Station on the N, R and 7 lines,...Tags: Emergency Planning, Disasters and Accidents, Health, WPIX, Long Island
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Queensboro Bridge Receives New Name
pix11.comThe bridge formerly known as the “Queensboro” will now be called the “Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge” the City Council decided Wednesday. The measure, proposed by Mayor Bloomberg, passed with a 38 to 12 vote. The cost of updating...Tags: Queens (New York City), Human Interest, Ed Koch
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Car Careens Off Queensboro Bridge Ramp
wpix.comHere we go again: a car came off the Queensboro-Ed Koch Bridge Saturday and slammed into a building in Queens Plaza -- the very same area where there have been two deadly car crashes in the past couple of months. Police say the vehicle careened into a...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Ed Koch
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Bicyclist Attacked By Crazed, Naked Man On Queensboro Bridge
wpix.comPolice say a naked man punched a bicyclist while running across the Queensboro Bridge early Friday morning. Cops say a 65-year-old man, who they described as an "emotionally disturbed person," was running on the lower level of the Queensboro Bridge at...Tags: Queens (New York City), New York, Health, Manhattan (New York City), WPIX
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Another Car Careens Off Queensboro Bridge, Second in 9 Days
For the second time in 9 days, a vehicle careened off an exit ramp on the Queensboro Bridge, leaving a woman in critical condition, police said.
According to police, a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta veered out of control off the Crescent Street and Queens Plaza...Tags: Long Island, Long Island City
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Mocker On The Bus
9 bus stops have been relocated because of the new express M15 Select Bus Service along 1st and 2nd Avenues. Riders on the Q101 were surprised to discover they now have to exit the bus under the 59th Street bridge. PIX 11's Greg Mocker visited the stop in...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), WPIX
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Mocker on the Bus:Part II
Fueled by rider complaints, a man named Mr. Boggs, and a report on PIX 11, the MTA has agreed to a compromise regarding the move of the Q101 bus stop.
Bob Boggs called PIX 11's Greg Mocker last week expressing concern about the location of the new bus...Tags: WPIX
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