"He's someone who knows his way around politics, that I can tell you," former Mayor Edward I Koch said.

When Mayor Edward I Koch did not reappoint him commissioner in 1978, he left the department and started a fire safety consulting business.

Former Mayor Edward I Koch said, "I think he is going to keep drinking expensive wines."

As former Mayor Edward I. Koch said of his late friend: "Cardinal O'Connor was a great man, but he was like the Pentagon.

'Trying to Be Nice' Mayor Edward I. Koch is not known for his conciliatory nature.

But the unions say they have heard that song before, particularly from Mayor Edward I. Koch in the 1980's.

In the 1980's, Mayor Edward I. Koch was frequently drawn in.

Then came questions about New York City and Mayor Edward I. Koch, one of Mr. Jackson's least favorite politicians.

Former Mayor Edward I Koch: Integrity and intelligence and courage, Freddy's demonstrated all of that.

That may be business as usual at most City Halls, but it was not supposed to work that way at Mayor Edward I. Koch's.