Ed Koch, former New York mayor, hospitalized for anemia
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch exits a morning breakfast where current Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed the growth of lower Manhattan following the attacks of September 11, 2001 at a breakfast with city leaders and members of the business community on September 6, 2011 in New York City.
Ed Koch, the former New York mayor, has been hospitalized for treatment of anemia.
The Associated Press reported that Koch, 87, felt weak over the weekend while staying with friends in North Carolina.
CNN cited Koch's spokesman and former press secretary, George Arzt, said the Democrat three-term mayor underwent a blood transfusion at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Koch, who served from 1978 to 1989, was credited with helping rescue NYC from bankruptcy. A popular mayor, he often greeted constituents with a "How'm I doing?" according to CNN
After leaving office, Koch practiced law — even hosted "The People's Court" as the judge for two years — hosted a radio show and wrote a newspaper column.
In 2009, Koch underwent a quadruple bypass after suffering a heart attack and stroke.
The New York Post quoted Arzt as saying:
"He’s been looking weak recently. He isn’t eating like he used to."
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