02044cam a2200361 a 4500 128472 20230404125842.0 090824s2010 nyu b 001 0beng 15878207 2009034786 9780231150323 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780231520904 (electronic) DLC DLC DLC Eng pcc n-us-ny 002 F 128.54 K76S 2010 974.7/1043092 Soffer, Jonathan M., 1956- Ed Koch and the rebuilding of New York City / Jonathan Soffer. New York : Columbia University Press, 2010. xi, 494 p. ; 24 cm. The Columbia history of urban life Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-476) and index. Introduction -- Struggling to be middle class: Ed Koch's early life -- "It takes a village" (1949-1958) -- "Rhymes with notch" (1959-1964) -- "He's the hottest thing they've got" -- "A rebel with reason" -- "Koch's corridor" (1969-1976) -- "A liberal with sanity:" Koch as the anti-Bella -- "One-seventh of a mayor" (1973-76) -- The 1977 mayoral election -- Mayor!: the dynamics of dynamism (1978-81) -- The politics of race and party -- Shakeup (1979-1980) -- Controlled fusion: or, to Koch or not to Koch (1980-1981) -- Governor Koch? (1982-83) -- Larger than life (1984-1985) -- New spatial order: gentrification, the parks, Times Square -- Homelessness -- The Koch housing plan (1986-1989) -- Aids -- Crime and police issues (1978-1984) -- Crime and police issues (1984-1989) -- Don't follow county leaders and watch your parking meters -- Koch's endgame (1988-89) -- Epilogue. Koch, Ed, 1924-2013. 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. lcc bk dvf 5972 5972 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 F 128.54 K76S 2010 00000121905 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk