AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the life of Ed Koch
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?FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, former New York Mayor Ed Koch speaks during a publicity event in New York. A spokesman says Ed Koch, outspoken 3-term mayor who became brash symbol of NYC, died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 at age 88.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, former New York Mayor Ed Koch speaks during a publicity event in New York. A spokesman says Ed Koch, outspoken 3-term mayor who became brash symbol of NYC, died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 at age 88.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 1975, file photo, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, center left, and Bess Myerson, center right, walk with architect Philip Johnson, left, and Rep. Ed Koch, right, as they leave New York's Grand Central after holding a news conference for the "Committee to Save Grand Central Station." Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 14, 1980, file photo, New York Mayor Ed Koch stands among Beatles' fans paying tribute to the late John Lennon during a silent vigil that was called by Mayor Koch in New York's Central Park. Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure.(AP Photo/Rene Perez, File)
FILE - In this Monday, April 7, 1980 file photo, New York Mayor Edward Koch greets a commuter who had walked across the Brooklyn Bridge upon his arrival on the Manhattan side, New York. Surrounded by news reporters, Mayor Koch told New Yorkers crossing the Brooklyn Bridge that they were on a ?bridge over troubled waters? but that the city would survive the transit strike. Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez)
FILE - In this March 15, 1987, file photo, New York Mayor Ed Koch gets his head powered by a make-up artist before the start of his new television call-in program, "Koch on Call" at New York's Channel 5. Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) (AP Photo/David Bookstaver, File)
Ed Koch was part politician, part showman, and for many, he was the embodiment of the combativeness and tenacity that is New York City. In three tumultuous terms as mayor in the late 1970s and '80s, Koch dealt with fiscal problems, racial unrest and corruption scandals, always asking his constituents "How'm I doin?" And even after his days in office were over, in a whirlwind career in which he was an author, radio talk-show host, pitchman and even a TV judge, Koch never seemed to stop campaigning and cheering for the city he loved.
Here are scenes from the life and times of Ed Koch, who died early Friday of congestive heart failure at age 88.
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