Tag: Ed Koch
In honor of Earth Day, the La Guardia and Wagner Archives have released a 1980s-era water conservation ad sponsored by former Mayor Ed Koch when the city was in the middle of one of its worst droughts of the century. (What other time could a slogan like “Keep New York wet” catch on?). The cheesy […]
City Councilman Peter Vallone–usually no friend of ANIMAL’s–has recently taken on a relatively reasonable position, campaigning to have the late former Mayor Ed Koch’s name removed from the 59th Street Queensboro Bridge. Renaming landmarks after people is confusing, expensive, and ineffectual–witness the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, in which everyone went back to calling the recently-renamed […]
When Rep. Carolyn Maloney announced she would be seeking to have the 77th Street 6 Train station renamed in honor of the late former mayor Ed Koch, the MTA was firm that it wouldn’t happen. Now, Maloney appears to have taken the hint, and is withdrawing her request to make the renaming happen, in favor […]
Ed Koch, New York’s recently deceased, graffiti-inspiring 105th mayor, may soon have the 77th Street 6 train station renamed in his honor. “He called it his favorite stop on the subway,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is behind the renaming effort. Koch, of course, had a bridge named after him while he was still alive, which […]
In Style Wars, the quintessential documentary about the early beginnings of graffiti and the City of New York’s attempts at battling its proliferation, there’s a particularly entertaining scene featuring an entire subway car that was painted with the words: “Dump Koch.” According to notorious bomber COPE2, that train was painted by SPIN TFS “on the […]
