Ed Koch and the rebuilding of New York City
By: Jonathan Soffer.
Series: The Columbia history of urban life
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9780231150323; 9780231520904
Subjects: Koch, Ed, -- 1924-; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1951-; New York (N.Y.) -- Social policy; New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Struggling to be middle class: Ed Koch's early life; title: "It takes a village" (1949-1958); title: "Rhymes with notch" (1959-1964); title: "He's the hottest thing they've got"; title: "A rebel with reason"; title: "Koch's corridor" (1969-1976); title: "A liberal with sanity:" Koch as the anti-Bella; title: "One-seventh of a mayor" (1973-76); title: The 1977 mayoral election; title: Mayor!: the dynamics of dynamism (1978-81); title: The politics of race and party; title: Shakeup (1979-1980); title: Controlled fusion: or, to Koch or not to Koch (1980-1981); title: Governor Koch? (1982-83); title: Larger than life (1984-1985); title: New spatial order: gentrification, the parks, Times Square; title: Homelessness; title: The Koch housing plan (1986-1989); title: Aids; title: Crime and police issues (1978-1984); title: Crime and police issues (1984-1989); title: Don't follow county leaders and watch your parking meters; title: Koch's endgame (1988-89); title: Epilogue.