Ted Kheel, who died last weekend at 96, was for three decades the man to whom New York’s mayors turned when a strike threatened to cripple the city. And he nearly always delivered.

It was Kheel who helped bring both sides together to end the 114-day newspaper strike of 1962-’63, as well as the ’66 subway strike and the ’68 teachers strike.

Critics questioned whether the settlements he brokered were too generous to the unions. Certainly, the new contract that ended the marathon newspaper walkout helped pave the way for the demise of four major papers.

Still, Kheel always seemed able to accomplish what no one else could achieve — agreement. RIP.