Ed Koch (Getty Images)Ed Koch – the brash and colorful New York City mayor who rescued the Big Apple from near bankruptcy and went on to become a popular pop culture figure – died on Friday. He was 88.
The politician-turned-TV star had pneumonia in December and was hospitalized again recently in Manhattan for water in his lungs, according to The Associated Press. His spokesperson said he died at 2 a.m. Friday from congestive heart failure.
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