BALDWIN: And irrepressible icon, that is how New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg described Big Apple legend, former New York Mayor Ed Koch. A memorial service was held today for the outspoken leader who passed away on Friday. And talk about a who's who of New York political heavyweights. They were in attendance. You see former President Bill Clinton there, long-time friend of Mayor Koch. Here is how the former president remembered this one of a kind mayor.</s>BILL CLINTON, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT: I sent him a note on his 88th birthday and he wrote me a nice letter back and he didn't typically mention his own illness. Instead he asked about Hillary's health instead. He had a big brain, but he had a bigger heart. So Ed, how's she doing? She's doing fine, but she misses you. We're all doing fine, but we miss you. And we miss you so much because we all know we're doing a lot better, because you lived and served.</s>BALDWIN: As the casket is removed you see attendees giving a standing ovation as the organist played "New York, New York." Koch's casket was carried out of the synagogue. Ed Koch was 88 years old. He led New York City from 1978 to 1989.
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Remembered