Edward I. Koch, Former Mayor of New York (1924-2013)

Former New York City mayor Edward I. Koch died at 88. The New York Times has his full obituary.

Mr. Koch’s spokesman, George Arzt, said the former mayor died at 2 a.m. from congestive heart failure. He was being treated at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital.

1983 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Short Film Short. Mayor Ed Koch sings a variation on the “Theme from ‘New York, New York'” in an entirely clay-animated film depicting a variety of locations and celebrities associated with New York City.