Mayor Bloomberg says he has no plan to seek office again, but he’s still spending millions of dollars of his own money on political advertising.
Financial disclosures released yesterday show that Bloomberg spent $5.6 million on TV ads, polling and direct mail in the weeks surrounding the passage of a state budget that met few of the mayor’s demands.
His administration said in March that the TV ads touting his budget plan were meant to rebut critical advertising funded by unions for teachers and municipal workers.
The ads also coincided with a decline in his approval ratings, as voters expressed dissatisfaction with his handling of the budget and cleanup efforts following a December blizzard.