(INSIDE STUFF: Gotham's hack drivers are an honest, intelligent lot, carefully investigated by the police before being given licenses, and seldom involved in crime. A bad one slips in only now and then.)
[29. ROOM WITH ADJOINING BLONDE]
There are "family" hotels in New York, where any woman is your wife. That just goes to show you the variety of accommodations in the Metropolis.
But try to get a room.
It is estimated that Gotham's hostelries can sleep 200,000 guests. But we have a million daily visitors.
When the cab brings you to your hotel, try to look important. We realize that for many that's not easy.
But if you flash big bills while paying the driver and give him a generous tip in view of the doorman, word will precede you before you reach the desk.
(INSIDE STUFF: New York cabbies spit on dime tippers. A quarter is legit, even for a quarter haul.)