Mayor Koch

A Photo History Of NYC's Mayoral Residence, Gracie Mansion

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Slidewide, Mayor Bloomberg, Poll, New York Real Estate, Rudy Giuliani Divorce, New York Travel, New York News, Ny Travel, Rudy Giuliani, Ny News, Gracie Mansion, Mayor Koch, NY Real Estate, Mayor-Dinkins, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg doesn't think mayors should live in Gracie Mansion. Built in 1799 by a rich merchant named Archibald Gracie, the Upper East Side e...

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'The Dark Knight Rises' And Occupies The Queensboro Bridge

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: New York Film Production, Video, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Koch, NY Around Town, New York in the Movies, The Dark Knight Rises, Queensboro Bridge, Batman, Ny Traffic, New York News

Filming for "The Dark Knight Rises" may have spurred some excitement for protestors when production occupied Wall Street recently, but this past weeke...

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Ed Koch: "Always a Bridesmaids?

Ed Koch | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Bridesmaids Movie, Kristen Wiig, Ed Koch, A.j. Abucay, Thomas Farley, Mayor Koch, Bridesmaids Review, Maya Rudolph, New York Insider Productions, Lucille Ball, Entertainment News

While worth seeing, some will find Bridesmaids, as I did, a little too raunchy. Having a woman defecate in a sink was too much for me.

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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (A Mayor Koch Review)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Client 9, Ed Koch, Silda Spitzer, A.j. Abucay, Mayor Koch, Thomas Farley, Eliot Spitzer, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, New York State, Governor, Entertainment News

This documentary deals with the fall of former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, who while in office, used an escort service that charged upwards of $2...

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All Good Things: A Mayor Koch Review

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kirsten Dunst, Ed Koch, New York City Real Estate, A.j. Abucay, Mayor Koch, Thomas Farley, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, Ryan Gosling, Durst Family, Entertainment News

This is an extraordinary movie allegedly based on the Durst real estate family of New York. It's a bizarre story, and the acting of the principals, Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling and Frank Langella, is terrific and, on occasion, terrifying.

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Black Swan: A Mayor Koch Review

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darren Aronofsky, Mila Kunis, Ed Koch, Vincent Cassel, A.j. Abucay, Mayor Koch, Thomas Farley, Ballet, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, Barbara Hershey, Black Swan, Winona Ryder, Natalie Portman, Entertainment News

I hope I will not be thought of as a coarse Philistine for not praising this film. I confess that I am not a devotee of the ballet; indeed, I have att...

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Remembering John Lennon

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Insider Tv, Liverpool, A.j. Abucay, Mayor Koch, Thomas Farley, Beatles, Strawberry Fields, Mayor at the Movies, Yoko Ono, John Lenon, Dakota, Entertainment News

On the thirtieth anniversary of the death of John Lennon, I'd like to review the new film Nowhere Boy, about the early life of the legendary Beatle.

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Hathaway and Franco?! Don't Be Ridiculous. (A Mayor Koch Commentary)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Academy Awards, Ed Koch, James Franco, A.j. Abucay, Thomas Farley, Mayor Koch, Oscars, New York Insider Productions, Anne Hathaway, Entertainment News

They're not comedians... they're actors. (And very good ones at that.) So why are Anne Hathaway and James Franco hosting the 2011 Academy Awards?

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The Town (A Mayor Koch Review)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ben Affleck, Ed Koch, Jeremy Renner, A.j. Abucay, Mayor Koch, Thomas Farley, Blake Lively, Jon Hamm, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, Rebecca Hall, Pete Postlethwaite, Entertainment News

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The Disappearance of Alice Creed

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film Noir, Eddie Marsan, Maltese Falcon, Martin Compston, Gemma Arteton, Mayor Koch, Thomas Farley, The Third Man, Aj Abucay, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Entertainment News

When I went to see this film, there were only about ten people in the theater. I liked it anyway. If you're a fan of film noir, I urge you to go. Th...

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Middle Men (A Mayor Koch Review)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

A.O. Scott, in his review of this film, leaves the reader with the impression that Middle Men is a soft-porno flick, akin to Boogie Nights. It's not.

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Ed Koch: You're Either on the Side of the Angels, or You're a Bum

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mayor Koch, Ed Koch, New York State Senate, New York Assembly, Shelly Silver, New York News

I am intrigued by former Mayor Ed Koch's Don Quixote campaign to rid the New York State's dysfunctional legislature of all the crooks and bums.

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Salt: A Mayor Koch Review

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salt, Stieg Larsson, Liev Scheiber, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Noomi Rapace, Mayor Koch, Angelina Jolie, Phillip Noyce, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Salt Film, Salt Movie, Salt Angeline Jolie, Spy Movies, Entertainment News

She's got big lips... some think they're beautiful. I just think they're big lips. But either way, she still can't pull off playing a wonder woman, which is what Angelina Jolie attempts to do in Salt.

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Inception: A Mayor Koch Review

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Keanu Reeves, Inception, Ed Koch, Thomas Farley, Mayor Koch, Aj Abucay, New York Insider Productions, Leonardo Dicaprio, The Matrix, Marion Cotillard, Entertainment News

Hype, hype, hype, is what we have here. Why did the critics give this junk their highest ratings? It does not hold a candle to the Matrix series.

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Cyrus (A Mayor Koch Review)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jay and Mark Duplass, Ed Koch, Human League, Dont You Want Me, Jay Duplass, A.j. Abucay, Mayor Koch, Thomas Farley, John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Catherine Keener, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, Montclair-New Jersey, Cyrus, Marisa Tomei, Entertainment News

If any movie can put you to sleep, this is the one. It is billed as a comedy but, believe me, it is dead weight from beginning to end. I saw the fil...

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Winter's Bone (A Mayor Koch Review)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Ed Koch, Shelley Waggener, Thomas Farley, Mayor Koch, John Hawkes, Aj Abucay, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, Garret Dillahunt, Jennifer Lawrence, Entertainment News

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I Am Love: A Mayor Koch Review

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aj-Abucay, Italy, Flavio Parenti, Tilda Swinton, New York Insider Production, I AM LOVE, Ed Koch, Alba Rohrwacher, Mayor Koch, Pippo Delbono, Thomas Farley, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Luca Guadagnino, Milan-Italy, Entertainment News

I rarely like slow-moving films that take their time setting the scene for more adventurous or violent moments to come. But I was comfortable watching this movie, which is beautiful and well worth watching.

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The Killer Inside Me (A Mayor Koch Movie Review)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ed Koch, Jessica Alba, Thomas Farley, Casey Affleck, Mayor Koch, Aj Abucay, Kate Hudson, New York Insider Productions, Ben Affleck, The Killer Inside Me, Jim Thompson, Entertainment News

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HuffPost Review: Stonewall Uprising

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stonewall Riots, Bella Abzug, Gay Rights, Ed Koch, Stonewall Uprising, Barney Frank, Mayor Koch, Jeff Merkley, Gay Pride, John Lindsay, Huffpost Review, Entertainment News

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Toy Story 3: A Mayor Koch Review

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Hanks, Barbie, Toy Story 3, Ed Koch, Buzz Lightyear, Mickey Mouse, Mayor Koch, New York Insider Productions, Toy Story 2, Pixar, Toy-Story, Tom and Jerry, Entertainment News

I am averse to watching animated films, even though I know they have improved since Mickey Mouse. I decided to see Toy Story 3, even though I haven't seen the first two films.

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Mademoiselle Chambon: Movie Review By Ed Koch

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mayor Ed Koch, Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent Lindon, Trevor Howard, Mayor Koch, Noel Coward, French Film, Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, Brief Encounter, Celia Johnson, Jean-Marc Thibault, Entertainment News

Mademoiselle Chambon is just about as perfect as a film can be. In some fashion it reminded me of the 1945 British film, Brief Encounter, in terms of...

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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Reviewed

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Mayor Koch, Wanda Sykes, Ed Koch, Peggy Noonan, Movies, Joan Rivers, New York News

Joan Rivers is now 77 years old. When she began her career back in the days of Jack Parr, Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson, her coarse humor and use of a drunken sailor's profanity were shocking.

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Mayor Ed Koch Flies a Kite

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mayor at the Movies, New York Insider Productions, Barbara Mori, Ed Koch, Hrithik Roshan, Bollywood, Kites, Las Vegas, Mayor Koch, Entertainment News

The Bollywood movie Kites contains the crazy, quixotic and humorous elements of a Mel Brooks flick and the deadly themes of violence and pyrotechnics of Quentin Tarantino.

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Third Screen: The Next Manhattan DA May Be A Woman

Vickie Karp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leslie Crocker Snyder, Ed Koch, New York City Politics, Crime, Manhattan DA, Mayor Koch, Death Penalty, Drugs, War on Drugs, Gangs, Feminism, Politics News

Leslie Crocker Snyder is running to be the first woman to be Manhattan District Attorney. Snyder has prosecuted mafia members and drug lords and gang members. She created the first sex crimes unit in the United States, writing the Rape/Shield law that, to this day, saves rape victims from malicious and overly-broad cross-examination.

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