When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg leaves office today, the billionaire will have spent hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money on a wide variety of perks and bonuses, political campaigns and advocacy work, charitable giving and social causes, travel and lodging, according to the New York Times.
$650M
Total of his own money spent in connection with his 12 years as mayor.
$268M
Amount that went to three campaigns for mayor.
$263M
Donations to New York arts, civic, health and cultural groups, personally and through his company, Bloomberg LP.
$6M
Cost of jetting around on his private plane.
$5M
For renovation of the official mayoral residence, which he never inhabited. (He preferred the privacy of his own nearby mansion.)
$2.7M
Salary to which he was entitled as mayor but turned down.
$1
His annual salary as mayor.