David Dinkins

Ed Koch remembered as 'Uncle Eddie' and a savior of New York

2013-02-04 11:40:00

NEW YORK -- To his family, Ed Koch was "Uncle Eddie." To New Yorkers, he was "hizzoner," the omnipresent three-term mayor who was remembered Monday as the man who lifted a grim city to glory but who always had time for his nieces, nephews, and a...

Goldberg: The folly of recall elections

2012-06-05 00:00:00

It should surprise no one that I'm opposed to the recall of Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor whose fate will be decided Tuesday. But that's only in part because I support what he's been trying to do in the Badger State. I'm also against recalls as a...

The Latino vote is pro-Clinton, not anti-Obama

2008-02-07 00:00:00

The results of Tuesday's primaries brought a renewed and vigorous debate about the Latino vote and the "Latino gap" for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). States such as California, Illinois, New York, Arizona and New Mexico have very large Latino electorates...

The Bradley Effect is still in effect

2008-02-05 00:00:00

Times columnist Gregory Rodriguez and University of Washington political scientist Matt Barreto step out to combat comments by Clinton staffer Sergio Bendixen about Latino voters not being overly friendly toward black candidates. They are wrong,...

'Koch': The mayor's great love was New York City ★★★

2013-03-14 00:00:00

What an entertaining rapscallion Ed Koch was during his run as mayor of New York in the late '70s and '80s. Popular, polarizing, loved, hated, even 20-plus years after he left office, he never failed to attract a crowd as he walked the streets of the...

Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies

2013-02-01 04:55:00

NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling. Suddenly inspired to do something brash about the rare transit strike that crippled the city in 1980, he strode down to the Brooklyn Bridge to...

20th Anniversary Of News Closeup

2012-10-26 15:44:00

“PIX11 NEWS CLOSEUP” will mark its 20th year on the air with its 970th broadcast on Sunday, October 28th.� The recipient of numerous awards, including three Emmy Awards, “PIX11 NEWS CLOSEUP” has a loyal following of viewers who...

Rising Crimes Sparks Cries For More Police Presence

2012-10-10 18:57:00

City Hall is the first to tout that murders are down in the city, but no one wants to admit that crimes in the five boroughs are back on the rise. Blood stains on city sidewalks, a woman's purse on the ground after a rape in a city park, an arrogant...

Packing Heat in the Heat: Is NYC Back in the 'Bad, Old Days'?

2012-08-15 18:04:00

We’ve been calling it the “Summer of Guns”—17 people shot in a single, New York City day, on the 4th of July holiday.� A 4 year old boy killed, playing near a Bronx �basketball court. A cop shot in both legs in Queens.� Is NYC...

Funeral for Soul Food Queen Sylvia Woods

2012-07-25 20:11:00

Funeral services were held Wednesday for legendary Harlem restaurateur Sylvia Woods in Mount Vernon, New York. Family, friends, religious and community leaders, and politicians, including former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and former New York...

A Welcome Home For Timothy Cardinal Dolan

2012-02-25 17:28:00

Today, New Yorkers celebrated the homecoming of newly-minted Cardinal, Timothy Dolan. And the man known for his down-to-earth delivery, didn't disappoint, delivering a morning prayer service, an afternoon service, and a couple of warm laughs to a packed...

Obama allies: Don't play the race card

2011-10-20 00:00:00

— The call by some members of the black media for African-Americans to support President Barack Obama in racial solidarity is a terrible idea. Just as terrible as women supporting women only because of their sex, or any other group viewing the world...

Former New York mayors David Dinkins and Ed Koch listen to President George W Bush speak at Federal Hall in this January 31,2007 photo in New York. Ed Koch, the tough, fast-talking mayor of New York in the turbulent 1980s, died February 1, 2013, aged 88.

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Former New York mayors David Dinkins and Ed Koch listen to President George W Bush speak at Federal Hall in this January 31,2007 photo in New York. Ed Koch, the tough, fast-talking mayor of New York in the turbulent 1980s, died February 1, 2013, aged 88.

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Former New York mayors David Dinkins and Ed Koch listen to President George W Bush speak at Federal Hall in this January 31,2007 photo in New York. Ed Koch, the tough, fast-talking mayor of New York in the turbulent 1980s, died February 1, 2013, aged 88.

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