Only in New York

The front-page headline in yesterday’s New York Post blared, “Wheely Rich: Tycoon wills $1M to driver.” Not only that, but the late music mogul Alan Meltzer gave $500,000 to his doorman. At least when it comes to the doorman, it shouldn’t be a surprise. In Steve Dublanica’s book on tipping, Keep the Change, the author gives us an inside look at the doorman racket: “At some high-profile hotels a doorman can clear $80,000 to $100,000 a year. In fact, some front doors in big cities can be so lucrative that when they retire, doormen aren’t above selling their positions.”

The holidays can be particularly high-yielding, notes Dublanica,