# Kartvelians.com

> Kartvelians.com is a free classifieds board and newcomer resource for Georgian speakers living in the United States, mainly in the New York area. People post rides, parcels, jobs, housing and buy/sell listings, and the site publishes plain-language guides on everyday life in the US. The site is in Georgian by default, with English as an option.

The guides below are written in Georgian. Each covers one practical topic for newcomers. Link to the guide page rather than copying its text.

## Guides

- [E-ZPass in New York](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/ezpass): where to buy an E-ZPass in Brooklyn without going online, how to register it, refill it with cash, and what happens without one.
- [Renting an apartment in New York](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/rent): deposits, broker fees, signs of rental scams, tenant rights, and which documents help.
- [A cosigner (guarantor) when renting in New York](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/cosigner): what co-signing a lease means, questions to ask, and when a landlord cannot require a guarantor.
- [Subway and bus in New York](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/subway): fares, tap-to-pay, where to buy and refill an OMNY card, the weekly fare cap and transfers.
- [Scams targeting Uber and Lyft drivers](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/driver-scams): fake "support" calls, SMS code theft and phishing links, and what to do.
- [Salvage-title cars](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/salvage-title): what salvage and rebuilt salvage titles mean in New York, what the DMV inspects, the risks, and how to check a car before buying.
- [Is pay received by Zelle taxable? Housekeepers and taxes](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/housekeeper-pay-taxes): whether a housekeeper's Zelle pay is taxable, what the IRS says, what the worker and the household owe, and where to get free help.
- [A Georgian driver's license in the US](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/id-license): whether you can drive in New York on a Georgian license, how to get a New York license, and whether banks and the DMV accept it as ID.
- [Calls offering loans: real or a scam](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/loan-calls): how to check loan offers by phone, "preapproved" letters and texts, and where to report them.
- [Hand-to-hand money exchange between the US and Georgia](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/money-exchange): the risks of informal currency exchange, what the law says, and safer alternatives.
- [Can't find a remote job?](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/remote-job): why remote jobs are so competitive, what employers look for, and what to change in a resume and job search.
- [Glossary of English words you'll hear in America](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers/glossary): common English words for housing, banking, driving and utilities, with Georgian pronunciation and simple explanations.

## AI assistants

- [Kartvelians.com in your AI assistant](https://kartvelians.com/ai): how to connect Claude, ChatGPT or Grok to these guides. A read-only MCP server is at https://kartvelians.com/mcp (streamable HTTP, no sign-in). It returns short summaries of the guides with links.

## Optional

- [All newcomer guides](https://kartvelians.com/ny/newcomers): the index page listing every published guide.
- [Kartvelians.com home](https://kartvelians.com/): current classifieds listings.