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

UNITED HELP/SELF HELP14020 45th Ave, Flushing 11355 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
MIDTOWN APARTMENTS28 Munson St, Potsdam 13676 · 65 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
MACARTOVIN APTS7 Devereux St, Utica 13501 · 65 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
JOSEPH YANCEY HOUSES140 W 142nd St, New York 10030 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
Los Sures Senior Housing145 S 3rd St, Brooklyn 11211 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
St. Francis Cabrini Sr. Housing134 Middle Country Rd, Coram 11727 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
Allen by the Bay2220 Loretta Rd, Queens 11691 · 65 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
PCA Senior Residence3130 33rd St, Astoria 11106 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
Fairway Gardens10 Park Hill Ave, Staten Island 10304 · 65 assisted units · Families
BRANDYWINE APARTMENTS800 Brandywine Pkwy, Guilderland 12084 · 64 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
COHOES FALLS APARTMENTS744 Broadway, Albany 12207 · 64 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
PULASKI MANOR375 Pulaski St, Brooklyn 11206 · 64 assisted units · Families
TOWPATH MANOR APARTMENTS200 Canal St, Palmyra 14522 · 64 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Lakeside Village Apartments275 Jefferson Ave, Canandaigua 14424 · 64 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Sunset Park Housing5702 4th Ave, Brooklyn 11220 · 64 assisted units · Families
James Alston Houses909 Kelly St, Bronx 10459 · 64 assisted units · Families
SOUTHPORT MEWS APARTMENTS50 S Main St, Port Chester 10573 · 64 assisted units · Families
NORTHWOOD VILLAGE507 W Main St, Patchogue 11772 · 64 assisted units · Seniors
VILLAGE MANOR300 Steuben St, Painted Post 14870 · 64 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
METROPOLITAN HOUSES609 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn 11211 · 64 assisted units · Seniors
FULTON STREET SOUTH1330 Fulton St, Brooklyn 11216 · 64 assisted units · Families
SCHOOL HOUSE COMMONS1005 Grant St, Buffalo 14207 · 64 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
CASTLETON MANOR35 Gordon St, Staten Island 10304 · 64 assisted units · Seniors
Erbograph Apartments Senior Housing203 W 146th St, New York 10039 · 64 assisted units · Seniors
CHESTNUT RIDGE APARTMENTS62 Chestnut St, Cold Spring 10516 · 63 assisted units · Seniors
EAST 104TH STREET315 E 103rd St, New York 10029 · 63 assisted units · Families
EASTERN PARKWAY1366 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn 11233 · 63 assisted units · Families
Jefferson Terrace108 Jefferson St, Yonkers 10701 · 63 assisted units · Families
HARRIS PARK APARTMENTS122 Harris Park, Rochester 14610 · 63 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MONSIGNOR ALEXIUS JARKA HALL268 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn 11249 · 63 assisted units · Seniors
RIVERDALE ELDERLY HOUSING6471 Broadway, Bronx 10471 · 63 assisted units · Seniors
St. Teresa of Avila Senior Housing549 Saint Johns Pl, Brooklyn 11238 · 63 assisted units · Seniors
BROADWAY TERRACE APARTMENTS182 N Broadway, Yonkers 10701 · 62 assisted units · Families
SAUGERTIES SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING155 Main St, Saugerties 12477 · 62 assisted units · Seniors
MT. PLEASANT HSG FOR THE ELDERLY421 E 116th St, New York 10029 · 62 assisted units · Seniors
HAMLIN TERRACE APARTMENTSHamlin 14464 · 62 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
SPRINGBROOK APARTMENTS109 N Buffalo St, Springville 14141 · 62 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
PAUMANACK VILLAGE IV401 Duncan Elder Dr, Greenlawn 11740 · 61 assisted units · Seniors
MICHAEL WALSH1216 Gray Ave, Utica 13502 · 61 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Gates Garden Senior Citizens H1349 Gates Ave, Brooklyn 11221 · 61 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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