{"id":618,"date":"2026-06-02T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:42:46","slug":"mamdani-brings-cancel-culture-to-iconic-dem-mayor-koch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=618","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani brings cancel culture to iconic Dem Mayor Koch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zohran Mamdani, the \u201cDemocratic socialist\u201d mayor of New York, isn\u2019t feelin\u2019 groovy about former Mayor Ed Koch\u2019s name remaining on the iconic 59th Street Bridge.<\/p>\n

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Koch was a liberal Democrat who served three terms leading the city from 1978 to 1989. His policies were friendly to the gay community during a time when homosexuality was still stigmatized even in New York City, where same-sex activity remained illegal until 1986. But today\u2019s leftists aren\u2019t happy that Koch did enough to prevent AIDS deaths in the early 1980s, so his name should be removed from the bridge.<\/p>\n

Mamdani wasn\u2019t even born until two years after Koch\u2019s mayorship ended, so his personal awareness of the times is zero.<\/p>\n

To be fair, the idea wasn\u2019t Mamdani\u2019s. It comes from a gay activist group that has been pushing it for years. Mamdani supported it during his time as New York State Assemblyman and during his mayoral campaign. But in his current role, he has more ability to use his influence to erase the honor to Koch. The City Council would need to pass legislation to make the change official. It passed 38-12 in favor of naming it the Ed Koch Bridge in 2011, two years before Koch, who was NYC\u2019s second Jewish mayor, died.<\/p>\n

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The New York Post on Monday reported that a number of public officials support the move, though others oppose it. Everyday New Yorkers said the mayor and his minions should focus on more pressing matters.<\/p>\n

The Post interviewed New Yorkers near the bridge who opposed a name change. One, Wilson Crow, told the Post, \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t [rename it]. It\u2019s no big deal. I don\u2019t know why they are making a big deal about it. It doesn\u2019t bother anybody,\u201d Crow said, adding that Koch \u201ccouldn\u2019t stop\u201d the AIDS crisis since it was in \u201cnobody\u2019s power and control \u2014 AIDS is a sexual thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supporters of removing Koch\u2019s name (primarily based on responses to Jim Owles Liberal LGBT Democratic Club questionnaires and public statements) include:<\/p>\n

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