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5. The Man Who Beat Carmine De Sapio

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
Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City
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https://doi.org/10.7312/soff15032-005

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
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