New York Spent $1 Billion on Virus Supplies. Now It Wants Money Back.

At the pandemic’s height in New York, officials spent freely and often paid up front for things like ventilators.

The deals included a sex toy purveyor, a used car seller and a shoe importer.

What happened when they didn’t make good?

W/ @mrothfeld https://t.co/F59jcpuYTw

— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) December 17, 2020