Under Bloomberg, Budget and Revenues Swell - New York Times

Mr. Bloomberg, who declined to be interviewed for this article, has also significantly increased more discretionary accounts, reflecting his emphasis on quality-of-life issues and his desire to make New York attractive to people and businesses. Spending on parks, often one of the first areas to lose money in lean times, jumped 27 percent over his tenure, to $298 million, for example. The budget at Information Technology has almost tripled to $157 million, largely due to establishing the city’s popular 311 service hot line and to upgrading other technology systems.