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

PAUL ROBESON HOUSES1990 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York 10026 · 80 assisted units · Families
NINTH STREET NSA II488 8th St, Troy 12180 · 80 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MANHATTAN AVENUE APARTMENTS152 Manhattan Ave, New York 10025 · 80 assisted units · Families
Georgian Arms Apartments119 N George St, Rome 13440 · 80 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Sunset Gardens405 44th St, Brooklyn 11220 · 80 assisted units · Seniors
Silvercrest Senior Housing8619 144th St, Briarwood 11435 · 80 assisted units · Seniors
Stanley Senior Housing170 Route 6, Mahopac 10541 · 80 assisted units · Seniors
BROOKLYN HOME FOR AGED PEOPLE1095 Saint Johns Pl, Brooklyn 11213 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
CASA VICTORIA HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY308 E 8th St, New York 10009 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
HARDSCRABBLE APARTMENTS400 Main St, Farmingdale 11735 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
KINGSBRIDGE DECATUR PHASE 12653 Decatur Ave, Bronx 10458 · 79 assisted units · Families
SEAVIEW MANOR150 Brielle Ave, Staten Island 10314 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
GRACE HOUSES15502 90th Ave, Jamaica 11432 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
MELROSE VILLA HERMOSA825 Melrose Ave, Bronx 10451 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
WYATT TEE WALKER SENIOR APARTMENTS2177 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York 10026 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
RIVER VIEW GARDENS412 49th Ave, Long Island City 11101 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
Bishop Richard B. Martin Sr. Hsg1355 E New York Ave, Brooklyn 11212 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
Esther Gitlow Towers II200 Lafayette Ave, Suffern 10901 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
Arista UAC Properties1473 Popham Ave, Bronx 10453 · 79 assisted units · Families
Markham Gardens1440 Richmond Ter, Staten Island 10310 · 79 assisted units · Seniors
EUGENE SMILOVIC ARMS280 E 170th St, Bronx 10456 · 78 assisted units · Seniors
GRANT DEVELOPMENT1350 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn 11216 · 78 assisted units · Families
ST ANDREWS HOUSE2155 Virgil Pl, Bronx 10473 · 78 assisted units · Seniors
JEROME TERRACE APARTMENTS1105 Jerome Ave, Bronx 10452 · 78 assisted units · Families
St. Clare Apartments2787 Main St, Buffalo 14214 · 78 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Shakespeare Senior Housing1460 Shakespeare Ave, Bronx 10452 · 78 assisted units · Seniors
Council Towers VII2219 Givan Ave, Bronx 10475 · 78 assisted units · Seniors
UPACA VII114 E 122nd St, New York 10035 · 77 assisted units · Families
WOODYSUN HDFC4420 64th St, Woodside 11377 · 77 assisted units · Seniors
ALEXANDER A. CORPREW APARTMENTS1200 Union Ave, Bronx 10459 · 77 assisted units · Families
ARTISTS HOUSING463 West St, New York 10014 · 77 assisted units · Families
Highbridge Senior Housing1410 Plimpton Ave, Bronx 10452 · 77 assisted units · Seniors
Council Towers VI7025 Kissena Blvd, Queens 11367 · 77 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Badger Creek Meadows31 Redwood Cir, Painted Post 14870 · 76 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
COW BAY GREEN2 Bay Green Ln, Port Washington 11050 · 76 assisted units · Families
DUNN TOWER APARTMENTS100 Dunn Tower Dr, Rochester 14606 · 76 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
NEWARK ROSE GARDEN1111 S Main St, Newark 14513 · 76 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
BEREAN HOUSES1481 Saint Marks Ave, Brooklyn 11233 · 76 assisted units · Seniors
Woodsboro Apartments8588 Woodsboro Dr, Baldwinsville 13027 · 76 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Golden Age Apartments33 Mechanic St, Norwich 13815 · 76 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone

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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