BP MARKOWITZ STATEMENT ON PASSING OF MAYOR EDWARD KOCH
All of Brooklyn joins in mourning the passing of one of our city's greatest and most charismatic leaders, Mayor Ed Koch. Although he was born in the Bronx and raised in Newark, Mayor Koch lived with his family in Brooklyn as a young man, and I have no doubt it's where he got the Brooklyn attitude, swagger and "chutzpah" that made him such a character and helped him navigate New York City through some of its most challenging times. The Brooklyn flag over Borough Hall will be lowered in remembrance of this one-of-a-kind New York icon, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and colleagues.