Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Herbert Sturz, 1993.
Creator: | Sturz, Herbert | Project: | Edward I. Koch Administration Oral History Project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 104 pages Sound recording 3 audiocassettes | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteFormer Deputy Mayor in Edward I. Koch Administration.
Scope and ContentsFamily background and education; early work experience; writing for Boy's Life magazine; founding Vera Institute for Justice [Vera], 1961; work on Edward I. Koch's [Koch] Administration's selection committee; Deputy Mayor for Criminal Justice in Koch administration, 1978-79: jail overcrowding and treatment of prisoners, problems with juvenile justice system, relationship with police department; Chairman, New York City Planning Commission, 1980-86: Times Square Project, creation of National Service Corporation of the City of New York, coordination of city agencies in urban development; evaluation of Koch's mayoral tenure; reminiscences of Edward I. Koch.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1995.
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