11. The Critical First Term (1978–81)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Struggling to Be Middle Class 12
6. 3. It Takes a Village (1949–58) 29
7. 4. “Rhymes with Notch” (1959–64) 40
8. 5. The Man Who Beat Carmine De Sapio 53
9. 6. A Rebel with Reason 70
10. 7. Koch’s Corridor (1969–76) 81
11. 8. “A Liberal with Sanity” 95
12. 9. New York 105
13. 10. The 1977 Mayoral Election 121
14. 11. The Critical First Term (1978–81) 145
15. 12. The Politics of Race and Party 161
16. 13. Shake-up (1979–80) 175
17. 14. Controlled Fusion 204
18. 15. Governor Koch? (1982–83) 228
19. 16. Larger Than Life (1984–85) 241
20. 17. A New Spatial Order 255
21. 18. Homelessness 276
22. 19. The Koch Housing Plan (1986–89) 290
23. 20. AIDS 305
24. 21. Crime and Police Issues (1978–84) 317
25. 22. The Ward Years 334
26. 23. Don’t Follow County Leaders, and Watch Your Parking Meters (1986) 354
27. 24. Koch’s Endgame (1988–89) 374
28. 25. Epilogue 388
29. Conclusion 397
30. Notes 405
31. Index 477