Koch set up his grave well in advance of his death. Despite his Jewish pride, he's in a church in Washington Heights because it was important to him to go in the ground in Manhattan and it was one of the few remaining spots.
https://twitter.com/stuloeser/status/1356274659159900163
I used to see his grave when I lived uptown. I ended up doing his final long interview. He kept me in his office well past deadline. There was a lot he wanted off his chest. Later on, I became certain he knew he was leaving and wanted to air some final thoughts. It was an honor.
One of the last things Koch aired out to me was that he privately thought Andrew Cuomo was a "prick." We talked for well over an hour. This remains one of my favorite interviews I ever did. RIP to an NYC original. observer.com/2013/02/koch-a…
Here's the link to a fuller recap of the conversation. There are some amazing portraits by @EmilyAEpstein. And I'd heartily recommend that Neil Barsky documentary for anyone who cares about NYC and/or politics google.com/amp/s/observer…
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