Ed Koch, born Edward Irving Koch on Dec. 12, 1924, served as New York City's mayor from 1978 to 1989. The life-long democrat described himself as 'liberal with sanity.' On Feb. 1, 2013, Koch died of congestive heart failure. He was 88. Look back at the life and career of NYC's outspoken three-term mayor.

Dan Farrell/New York Daily News Mayor Ed Koch is pictured with a billboard in 1977.

Debbie Egan-Chin/New York Daily News Democratic mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer is flanked by Rev. Al Sharpton and former Mayor Ed Koch as he campaigns at the Fulton St. Mall in Brooklyn on Oct. 6, 2001.

John Roca/New York Daily News Game One of the 1986 World Series was a major letdown for the New York Mets, who lost 1-0 to the Boston Red Sox, but it was a major event for Ed Koch and Boston chie

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