New York City Councilman Stephen Levin and Rep. Jamaal Bowman wasted no time affirming their support. “In view of the fact that Ed Koch has been documented to have caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people with AIDS, and was blatantly racist, would you support a city bill to rename the former Queensboro Bridge? Do you authorize the use of your name for such a purpose?” Roskoff asked elected officials and candidates in a lengthy questionnaire. The push to remove Koch’s name from the Queensboro Bridge comes from the Jim Owles LGBT Democratic Club, whose boss, Allen Roskoff, has long harbored a deep grudge against Koch over his handling of the AIDS epidemic. Critics said he didn’t move fast enough to address the AIDS crisis in the 1980s or tackle spiraling crime. A Democrat, he earned a soft spot among Republicans and centrists, but has long been polarizing among the city’s activist left. Koch, a colorful and sharp-tongued World War II vet, served as mayor from 1978 to 1989. Gifts to ex-mayors up for auction including sneakers signed by hip-hop stars, Giuliani’s Yankees’ clockĪ mob of Big Apple Democrats are demanding the removal of Ed Koch’s name from the Queensboro Bridge - after spending years singing his praises, a review of records and past statements show. The mayor’s right: de Blasio left him a ‘mess’ and he has to clean it up Biden should worry about angering Eric Adams: Look at the Carter-Koch feudīiden threatens to finish what he’s started, but hasn’t he done enough?
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