Koch Remembered at Funeral

Final Farewell

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 12:18PM EDT / Published Feb. 04, 2013 11:54AM EST

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A who's who of political stars spoke at the funeral service for former New York City mayor Ed Koch, which was held Monday at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan. Former president Bill Clinton and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg both remembered Koch at the service. Bloomberg said that the onetime mayor must be “beaming” from above over all the attention, and remembered when the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge was dedicated in 2011. Koch stood there for 20 minutes yelling, “Welcome to my bridge,” Bloomberg said. Clinton shared letters he received from Koch over the years, saying “Ed Koch has a big brain. But he had a bigger heart.” Koch passed away Friday at age 88.

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Koch Remembered at Funeral

Seth Wenig/AP