Author Archives: Gwenna D'Klein
OMG MY TAXES ARE NOT DONE….HALP!!!! |
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11:43 pm, 04/11/2012 |
If you’re reading this, I’m really tempted to sigh audibly and tell you that you don’t have many options for tax preparation at THIS time, and why didn’t you just do this earlier?? But hey, I like to help [Read More] |
Rent Regulation Is Not Abused By Rich People As Much As People Say It Is |
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12:41 am, 03/08/2012 |
I gotta set the record straight before one asshole gets the US Supreme Court to tell us that we can’t have our rent regs. Everyone has heard some story in the news about super rich New Yorkers renting rent regulated [Read More] |
Who Represents Me? |
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1:47 am, 02/27/2012 |
Governmental/municipal districts are decided based on official criteria like population and geography, along with unofficial criteria like race, political orientation and which important people want to stay within them. You should know yours so that you know who to call when you want a law passed or something done in your neighborhood. You gotta know what the people you’ve elected are actually DOING in office so you know whether to vote for them again. That’s how democracy works. [Read More] |
Never Have To Call Gwenna’s Office Again Once You Purchase These! |
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5:48 pm, 01/19/2012 |
If there is one thing that shouts, “flash cards” it’s tenants’ rights! Seriously, though. These laws and regulations are really confusing, and I’m glad some hipster young person named Cathy Chang made them understandable to you constituents. The best [Read More] |
Where Can I Find Out Everything About This Place I’m In Right Now? NYC Edition. |
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5:43 pm, 01/10/2012 |
There’s a lot more to New York City than what we can see with our eyes, although maybe not as much as we can smell with our noses. Anyway, there are tools on the Internet, just clicks away, [Read More] |
311: The Necessary Evil |
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12:19 pm, 11/11/2011 |
SO I ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT HOW TO CALL YOUR ELECTEDS’ OFFICES. Well, our readers in New York City are more inclined to call 311 for their woe is me tales about non-emergency local issues. If you’ve got a [Read More] |
A Primer for Calling Your Elected Officials’ Offices |
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1:14 am, 11/02/2011 |
I’VE BEEN IN THIS TRADE FOR FAR TOO LONG. I’ve heard it all, from yuppies complaining about inch-long cracks in the sidewalk, to people with REAL problems like foreclosure or whether they have to pay the landlord for recovering the toothbrush they dropped in the terlit. Here are some suggestions for you when 311 just isn’t enough, and you’ve got to call your electeds. [Read More] |
