Best quotes by Ed Koch on City

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• ‟ I was not afraid of the press or the militants. It was uncomfortable, but I was not afraid. With respect to the press, I knew I knew more than they knew about city matters. With respect to the militants, I understood it. I mean, everybody believed in those days that they were being screwed, you know, that somebody was getting ahead of them.

  - Ed Koch
  

• ‟ If you listen to Giuliani, it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like, he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy.

  - Ed Koch
  

• ‟ Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific!

  - Ed Koch
  

• ‟ I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.

  - Ed Koch
  

• ‟ When I came in, the city was on the edge of bankruptcy. I'm proud of what I did. I built the foundation that mayors after me built upon - particularly Bloomberg. But the foundation was essential because if it hadn't occurred, we would have been another Detroit.

  - Ed Koch