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Bloomberg hails two city 'icons': Koch and Grand Central

Mayor Ed Koch at the conclusion of the

Photo credit: Ari Mintz | Mayor Ed Koch at the conclusion of the State of the City address. (Jan. 30, 1985)

Speaking before a crowd of several hundred commuters Friday at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of Grand Central Terminal, Mayor Michael Bloomberg talked of two "icons" in city history: the terminal building and Edward I. Koch.

Koch, the feisty former three-term mayor who served between Jan. 1, 1978, and Dec. 31, 1989, died at 2 a.m. Friday. He was 88.

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