FILE - In this March 1, 1973, file photo, a man interviews New York mayoral candidate, Rep. Edward Koch, in New York. Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano, File)