Ed Koch was fearless, priceless and loyal — a combination not found in today’s politicians
He took heat for his bipartisan efforts, but he forged relationships and did what was necessary to make New York City a better place. That’s what Ed was all about.
BY ALFONSE D’AMATO / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
WILLIE ANDERSON/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Loyalty, loyalty, loyalty — that was Ed Koch. He never gave up and he never let partisanship stand in the way of doing the right thing. I think a lot of people underestimated the brilliance of Ed Koch, the legal mind that he had, the ability to cut through things and understand.
He was fearless and priceless. And what you saw is what you got. That’s not what you get today in politics and in too many political leaders. They want to be all things to all people and they’ll promise them anything with little substance behind it.
Not Koch. When you were his friend, you couldn’t have a better friend. I never had a better friend.