As budget woes continue, NYC turns to high-end furniture designer to outfit offices

With a fiscal crisis looming, New York City municipal workers are enjoying furniture and supplies from the high-concept designer Herman Miller — and last year it came with a price tag of more than $5 million. Spending records show that in 2022 the city paid the famed Michigan-based furniture purveyor $442,000 in newly registered contracts, as well as $4.7 million in additional spending, for a total of $5.2 million. That outlay to Herman Miller... + full article