TangrenLi USA · Affordable housing in New York

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.

Official links

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 7

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 35

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 · 145,464 public housing units · 122,815 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
NYS Housing Trust Fund CorporationNew York · 52,176 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and DevNew York City · 42,398 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Rochester Housing AuthorityRochester · 2,280 public housing units · 10,456 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Syracuse Housing AuthoritySyracuse · 2,055 public housing units · 4,244 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Town of AmherstBuffalo · 5,683 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Buffalo Municipal Housing AuthorityBuffalo · 4,079 public housing units · 1,595 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Albany Housing AuthorityAlbany · 1,225 public housing units · 4,281 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
City of BuffaloBuffalo · 5,329 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
The Municipal Hsng Authority City YonkersYonkers · 281 public housing units · 5,133 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Schenectady Municipal Housing AuthoritySchenectady · 716 public housing units · 1,705 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Troy Housing AuthorityTroy · 2,123 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Town of Islip Housing AuthorityOakdale · 1,465 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Ithaca Housing AuthorityIthaca · 235 public housing units · 1,152 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Binghamton Housing AuthorityBinghamton · 536 public housing units · 845 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Village of ManliusSyracuse · 1,334 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Town of Hempstead Housing AuthorityUniondale · 1,309 public housing unitsView phone for 1 credit
City of UticaUtica · 1,292 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Utica Housing AuthorityUtica · 904 public housing units · 369 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
City of Glens Falls Housing AuthorityGlens Falls · 1,189 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
White Plains Housing AuthorityWhite Plains · 360 public housing units · 811 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
City of New Rochelle Housing AuthorityNew Rochelle · 1,165 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Town of Brookhaven Dept. of Hsg & Comm DevFarmingville · 1,053 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
City of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie · 1,033 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Town of Ramapo Housing AuthorityAirmont · 979 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
City of Niagara FallsNiagara Falls · 981 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Rome Housing AuthorityRome · 99 public housing units · 855 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Town of Oyster Bay Housing AuthorityPlainview · 911 public housing unitsView phone for 1 credit
Town of BabylonNorth Babylon · 894 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Village of Spring Valley HASpring Valley · 822 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Plattsburgh Housing AuthorityPlattsburgh · 601 public housing units · 220 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Housing Authority of Long BeachLong Beach · 374 public housing units · 394 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Village of Hempstead HAHempstead · 280 public housing units · 475 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Niagara Falls Housing AuthorityNiagara Falls · 809 public housing unitsView phone for 1 credit
City of PeekskillPeekskill · 731 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
New Rochelle Housing AuthorityNew Rochelle · 100 public housing units · 605 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Cortland Housing AuthorityCortland · 377 public housing units · 306 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Village of New Square PHANew Square · 675 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
City of North TonawandaBuffalo · 674 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Monticello Housing AuthorityMonticello · 98 public housing units · 558 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
The City of Beacon Housing AuthorityBeacon · 653 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Watertown Housing AuthorityWatertown · 638 public housing unitsView phone for 1 credit
Town of Huntington Housing AuthorityHuntington Station · 40 public housing units · 573 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Amsterdam Housing AuthorityAmsterdam · 70 public housing units · 535 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Housing Authority of NewburghNewburgh · 135 public housing units · 436 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Freeport Housing AuthorityFreeport · 250 public housing units · 315 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Gloversville Housing AuthorityGloversville · 293 public housing units · 255 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Lockport Housing AuthorityLockport · 352 public housing units · 192 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Newark Housing AuthorityNewark · 537 vouchersView phone for 1 credit
Town of Union Community DevelopmentEndwell · 528 vouchersView phone for 1 credit

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

BRONX BROOKLYN APARTMENTS972 Leggett Ave, Bronx 10455 · 320 assisted units · Families
RIVERVIEW HOUSE1600 Sedgwick Ave, Bronx 10453 · 315 assisted units · Families
CROMWELL TOWERS77 Locust Hill Ave, Yonkers 10701 · 314 assisted units · Families
Oxford Village Townhomes42A Oxford Ave, Amherst 14226 · 313 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
ANDREWS PLAZA1800 Popham Ave, Bronx 10453 · 304 assisted units · Families
Park Square15 Savannah St, Rochester 14607 · 302 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
Towne Gardens9 Curry Walk, Buffalo 14204 · 302 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
AVERY VILLAGE1100 Village Dr, East Patchogue 11772 · 300 assisted units · Seniors
ALLEN SENIOR CITIZENS APARTMENTS16601 Linden Blvd, Jamaica 11434 · 299 assisted units · Seniors
Sebco III / Sebco VI aka PRC Simpson Street923 Simpson St, Bronx 10459 · 299 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
Siena Village1900 Bishops Rd, Smithtown 11787 · 298 assisted units · Seniors
ST. GEORGE PLAZA185 Park Hill Ave, Staten Island 10304 · 298 assisted units · Families
CONCOURSE PLAZA900 Grand Concourse, Bronx 10451 · 297 assisted units · Seniors
GREENWICH GARDENS155 Greenwich St, Hempstead 11550 · 293 assisted units · SeniorsView phone for 1 credit
MARINER TOWERS280 Efner St, Buffalo 14201 · 290 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
HENRY PHIPPS PLAZA SOUTH330 E 26th St, New York 10010 · 290 assisted units · Families
ROOSEVELT GARDENS1455 Grand Concourse, Bronx 10452 · 289 assisted units · Families
Perry Homes I300 Perry St, Buffalo 14204 · 284 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
NOONAN PLAZA105 W 168th St, Bronx 10452 · 282 assisted units · Families
KEITH PLAZA2475 Southern Blvd, Bronx 10458 · 282 assisted units · Families
VILLA HERMOSA APARTMENTS21 E 107th St, New York 10029 · 271 assisted units · Families
DALY IV APARTMENTS908 E 181st St, Bronx 10460 · 271 assisted units · Families
SOUTHGATE APTS185 Frank St, Schenectady 12304 · 269 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
Willoughby Court Apartments721 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn 11206 · 266 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
ST. CASIMIR APTS.289 Nepperhan Ave, Yonkers 10701 · 263 assisted units · Seniors
Bethel Estates4647 Southwestern Blvd, Hamburg 14075 · 260 assisted units · SeniorsView phone for 1 credit
REMEEDER HOUSES331 Alabama Ave, Brooklyn 11207 · 259 assisted units · Families
Friendset Apts2911 W 36th St, Brooklyn 11224 · 258 assisted units · Seniors
SUTTER GARDENS425 Schenck Ave, Brooklyn 11207 · 257 assisted units · Families
SPRINGFIELD GARDEN APARTMENTS76 Caton Dr, Syracuse 13214 · 255 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
1775 HOUSES107 E 126th St, New York 10035 · 254 assisted units · Families
LANDMARK APARTMENTS7982 Main St, Hunter 12442 · 252 assisted units · SeniorsView phone for 1 credit
ALBERT GOODMAN PLAZA970 Boston Rd, Bronx 10456 · 250 assisted units · Families
ST. MARGARETS HOUSE49 Fulton St, New York 10038 · 249 assisted units · SeniorsView phone for 1 credit
CAPITOL APARTMENTS840 8th Ave, New York 10019 · 249 assisted units · Seniors
RISLEY DENT TOWERS1595 Fulton St, Brooklyn 11213 · 247 assisted units · Families
PRC Andrews Avenue1710 Andrews Ave, Bronx 10453 · 246 assisted units · Families
1199 PLAZA2120 1st Ave, New York 10029 · 245 assisted units · Families
URBAN PARK APTS150 Van Auker St, Rochester 14608 · 242 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
CATHERINE SHERIDAN HOUSES3141 23rd St, Long Island City 11106 · 240 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.

Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-13; 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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