Affordable housing in New York · TangrenLi USA

Affordable housing across the U.S.: public housing, Section 8 vouchers, subsidized apartments, and the lotteries in New York City and San Francisco. Pick your state to see local housing agencies and subsidized apartments with phone numbers. Applying is always free.

HUD: public housing › Local housing agencies › HUD resource locator › NYC Housing Connect ›

How to apply

Public housing and Section 8 vouchers: apply through the housing agency for your city or county. Most have waiting lists that open only at certain times.
Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
Lotteries: register and apply on the city’s lottery site. Applications are ordered at random after the deadline, so timing does not matter; one application per household per lottery.
In every case household size, income and identity are verified, so have your documents ready. Waits can be months, and years in high-demand areas.

Applying is always free. Be wary of anyone who says paying will move you up or guarantee a unit, or who charges to apply for you.

Lotteries open now 1

One River Park 355 Exterior StreetRental · New York City · Bronx 10451 · 227 units: Studio 29, 1BR 154, 2BR 44Income: Low, Middle7 days leftEnds 11-06

Some cities assign new affordable units by lottery. There is no national list; these come from the public data of New York City and San Francisco. Tap a name to see rents and income limits and apply on the official site.

Recently closed lotteries 30

These closed in the last 60 days and can no longer be applied for; they show what areas and unit sizes have come up lately.

New York: housing agencies 158

New York City Housing AuthorityNew York · 145,422 public housing units · 122,873 vouchersSign in to view phone
NYS Housing Trust Fund CorporationNew York · 52,215 vouchersSign in to view phone
NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and DevNew York City · 42,419 vouchersSign in to view phone
Rochester Housing AuthorityRochester · 2,280 public housing units · 10,456 vouchersSign in to view phone
Syracuse Housing AuthoritySyracuse · 2,055 public housing units · 4,300 vouchersSign in to view phone
Town of AmherstBuffalo · 5,696 vouchersSign in to view phone
Buffalo Municipal Housing AuthorityBuffalo · 4,109 public housing units · 1,595 vouchersSign in to view phone
City of BuffaloBuffalo · 5,354 vouchersSign in to view phone
Albany Housing AuthorityAlbany · 1,225 public housing units · 4,281 vouchersSign in to view phone
The Municipal Hsng Authority City YonkersYonkers · 281 public housing units · 5,133 vouchersSign in to view phone
Schenectady Municipal Housing AuthoritySchenectady · 716 public housing units · 1,710 vouchersSign in to view phone
Troy Housing AuthorityTroy · 2,123 vouchersSign in to view phone
Town of Islip Housing AuthorityOakdale · 1,465 vouchersSign in to view phone
Ithaca Housing AuthorityIthaca · 235 public housing units · 1,152 vouchersSign in to view phone
Binghamton Housing AuthorityBinghamton · 536 public housing units · 845 vouchersSign in to view phone
Village of ManliusSyracuse · 1,334 vouchersSign in to view phone
Town of Hempstead Housing AuthorityUniondale · 1,308 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
City of UticaUtica · 1,292 vouchersSign in to view phone
Utica Housing AuthorityUtica · 904 public housing units · 369 vouchersSign in to view phone
City of Glens Falls Housing AuthorityGlens Falls · 1,194 vouchersSign in to view phone
White Plains Housing AuthorityWhite Plains · 360 public housing units · 811 vouchersSign in to view phone
City of New Rochelle Housing AuthorityNew Rochelle · 1,165 vouchersSign in to view phone
Town of Brookhaven Dept. of Hsg & Comm DevFarmingville · 1,053 vouchersSign in to view phone
City of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie · 1,033 vouchersSign in to view phone
Town of Ramapo Housing AuthorityAirmont · 979 vouchersSign in to view phone
City of Niagara FallsNiagara Falls · 981 vouchersSign in to view phone
Rome Housing AuthorityRome · 99 public housing units · 865 vouchersSign in to view phone
Town of Oyster Bay Housing AuthorityPlainview · 911 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Town of BabylonNorth Babylon · 894 vouchersSign in to view phone
Plattsburgh Housing AuthorityPlattsburgh · 601 public housing units · 225 vouchersSign in to view phone
Village of Spring Valley HASpring Valley · 822 vouchersSign in to view phone
Housing Authority of Long BeachLong Beach · 374 public housing units · 394 vouchersSign in to view phone
Village of Hempstead HAHempstead · 280 public housing units · 475 vouchersSign in to view phone
Niagara Falls Housing AuthorityNiagara Falls · 809 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
City of PeekskillPeekskill · 731 vouchersSign in to view phone
New Rochelle Housing AuthorityNew Rochelle · 100 public housing units · 605 vouchersSign in to view phone
Cortland Housing AuthorityCortland · 377 public housing units · 306 vouchersSign in to view phone
Village of New Square PHANew Square · 675 vouchersSign in to view phone
City of North TonawandaBuffalo · 674 vouchersSign in to view phone
Monticello Housing AuthorityMonticello · 98 public housing units · 558 vouchersSign in to view phone
The City of Beacon Housing AuthorityBeacon · 653 vouchersSign in to view phone
Watertown Housing AuthorityWatertown · 638 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Town of Huntington Housing AuthorityHuntington Station · 40 public housing units · 573 vouchersSign in to view phone
Amsterdam Housing AuthorityAmsterdam · 70 public housing units · 535 vouchersSign in to view phone
Housing Authority of NewburghNewburgh · 135 public housing units · 436 vouchersSign in to view phone
Freeport Housing AuthorityFreeport · 250 public housing units · 315 vouchersSign in to view phone
Gloversville Housing AuthorityGloversville · 293 public housing units · 255 vouchersSign in to view phone
Lockport Housing AuthorityLockport · 352 public housing units · 192 vouchersSign in to view phone
Newark Housing AuthorityNewark · 537 vouchersSign in to view phone
Kingston Housing AuthorityKingston · 530 vouchersSign in to view phone

Housing agencies take applications for public housing and Section 8 vouchers; contact the one for your city or county. Most keep waiting lists that are not always open, so call first. The largest 50 are shown; the full list is under “Local housing agencies” above.

New York: subsidized apartments 1341

MSGR. JOSEPH F. STEDMAN SENIOR HOUSING930 53rd St, Brooklyn 11219 · 87 assisted units · Seniors
ASBURY TERRACE1 River Plz, Tarrytown 10591 · 86 assisted units · Families
HARBOR HILL5613 2nd Ave, Brooklyn 11220 · 86 assisted units · Seniors
MARTIN LUTHER COURT380 Belmont Ave, Brooklyn 11207 · 86 assisted units · Seniors
LEFFERTS HEIGHTS HOUSING130 Lefferts Pl, Brooklyn 11238 · 86 assisted units · Families
BROOKDALE RESIDENCE560 Rockaway Pkwy, Brooklyn 11212 · 86 assisted units · Seniors
BELMONT BLVD II APARTMENTS2327 Southern Blvd, Bronx 10460 · 86 assisted units · Seniors
ELLERY COURT SENIOR HSG327 Ellery St, Brooklyn 11206 · 86 assisted units · Seniors
BRIDGE STREET SENIOR HOUSING864 Gates Ave, Brooklyn 11221 · 85 assisted units · Seniors
CLINTON ARMS2160 Clinton Ave, Bronx 10457 · 85 assisted units · Families
Brooklyn EYE & EAR29 Greene Ave, Brooklyn 11238 · 85 assisted units · Seniors
EAST COURT V410 Alexander St, Rochester 14607 · 84 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MAPLEWOOD APARTMENTS20A Maple St, Poughkeepsie 12601 · 84 assisted units · Seniors
CARRINGTON ARMS33 Lincoln Ave, New Rochelle 10801 · 84 assisted units · Families
ST. PAULS GARDEN702 St Pauls Ct, Brentwood 11717 · 84 assisted units · Seniors
Margaret Knamm Apartments33 Scott St, Utica 13501 · 84 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Encore West Residence755 10th Ave, New York 10019 · 84 assisted units · Seniors
La Casa de Felicidad3097 3rd Ave, Bronx 10451 · 84 assisted units · Seniors
University Senior Housing1271 Merriam Ave, Bronx 10452 · 84 assisted units · Seniors
CROTONA V1715 Longfellow Ave, Bronx 10460 · 83 assisted units · Families
CAPARRA LA NUEVA1760 Madison Ave, New York 10029 · 83 assisted units · Families
ADAMS COURT43 Evans Ave, Hempstead 11550 · 83 assisted units · Families
GREENE PARK ARMS572 Greene Ave, Brooklyn 11216 · 83 assisted units · Families
St. Paul the Apostle Housing5506 99th St, Corona 11368 · 83 assisted units · Seniors
Beatrice Castiglia-Catullo Houses1425 Zerega Ave, Bronx 10462 · 83 assisted units · Seniors
Colonial Manor123 Colonial Cir, Ilion 13357 · 82 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
TARGET V PHASE I1971 Grand Ave, Bronx 10453 · 82 assisted units · Families
UNITY APARTMENTS260 Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn 11213 · 82 assisted units · Families
LA MARTINE TERRACE28 Lamartine Ave, Yonkers 10701 · 82 assisted units · Families
HUDSON PIERS REHAB-PHASE II1626 Amsterdam Ave, New York 10031 · 82 assisted units · Families
Serviam Gardens323 E 198th St, Bronx 10458 · 82 assisted units · Seniors
Gates Plaza1245 Gates Ave, Brooklyn 11221 · 82 assisted units · Seniors
ANTLERS APARTMENTS2079 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York 10026 · 81 assisted units · Seniors
Meadow Park85 Fair St, Deposit 13754 · 81 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Troutman Evergreen Senior Citizens Houses78 Troutman St, Brooklyn 11206 · 81 assisted units · Seniors
Griffin House122 S Broadway, Yonkers 10701 · 81 assisted units · Seniors
Cayuga Village Apartments100 Hutchens Dr, Buffalo 14227 · 80 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
MADISON HOUSE APARTMENTS70 Ferris Ave, White Plains 10603 · 80 assisted units · Families
Sinclair Houses502 W 151st St, New York 10031 · 80 assisted units · Families
ST. LUKES HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY3911 Barnes Ave, Bronx 10466 · 80 assisted units · Seniors

These rental buildings are subsidized by HUD, with rent based on household income. Call the building’s office directly to ask about vacancies and waiting lists. Larger buildings are listed first.

Affordable housing elsewhere in New York

Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-30; lotteries are from New York City and San Francisco open data. Vacancies, rents and eligibility are as confirmed by each office or official site.

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