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How Did Ed Koch Faced After The Financial Problems Of New York City

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Merima Gacevic
5/6/23
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Final Paper After the financial problems that New York City faced in the 1970s, it needed a deep cleaning financially and a mayor willing to change NYC for the better. So, when Ed Koch became mayor in 1978 that’s exactly what he planned to do and he accomplished that goal. Then the mayors that came after him, Dinkins and then Giuliani were inspired to change New York City. The key contributions between the three mayors were that they all were faced with their challenges which piggybacks to their successors. Ed Koch mended the financial crisis but left Dinkins with the issue of upcoming racial tension, which then left Giuliani with fixing the ongoing crime. Ed Koch became mayor in 1978 and was until1989. …show more content…

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