http://wfpl.org en http://wfpl.org/post/new-york-tobacco-regulations-light-public-health-debate If you're under 21, you may soon have a hard time lighting up in New York City. Thu, 02 May 2013 13:52:52 +0000 Joel Rose 5228 at http://wfpl.org New York Tobacco Regulations Light Up Public Health Debate http://wfpl.org/post/ed-koch-outspoken-mayor-who-brought-ny-back-brink-dies Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, whose larger-than-life personality was well-suited to the nation's biggest city but could also get him in trouble, has died. He was 88.<strong> </strong><p>His spokesman, George Arzt, says Koch passed away early Friday from congestive heart failure.<p>Koch was famous for asking his constituents this question: "Hey! How'm I doing?" He insisted this was more than just shtick. He told NPR in 1981 that he really wanted to know.<p>"Some people have said that's a mark of insecurity. Gee, I have to be patted on the back, how'm I doing," he said. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:52:55 +0000 Joel Rose 3748 at http://wfpl.org Ed Koch, Outspoken Mayor Who Brought N.Y. Back From The Brink, Dies