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1. 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.
2. Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
3. 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.
4. 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.

• One River Park 355 Exterior StreetRental · New York City · Bronx 10451 · 227 units: Studio 29, 1BR 154, 2BR 44Income: Low, Middle8 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.

• Chinese area 125 Chrystie Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Chinatown (Manhattan) 10002 · 11 units: Studio 2, 1BR 5, 2BR 4Income: Low, ModerateClosedEnds 09-02
• Sackett Apartments aka 224 3rd AvenueRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11217 · 20 units: Studio 4, 1BR 5, 2BR 11Income: Very low, Low, ModerateClosedEnds 10-26
• 354 East 194th Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10458 · 11 units: Studio 1, 1BR 4, 2BR 5, 3BR 1Income: Very low, Low, ModerateClosedEnds 10-23
• 293 East 207th Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10467 · 3 units: Studio 1, 1BR 2Income: LowClosedEnds 10-20
• Dix Avenue ApartmentsRental · New York City · Queens 11691 · 62 units: Studio 1, 1BR 31, 2BR 20, 3BR 10Income: Very low, LowClosedEnds 10-15
• 664-672 Beck StreetRental · New York City · Bronx 10455 · 69 units: Studio 4, 1BR 33, 2BR 21, 3BR 11Income: Very low, LowClosedEnds 10-14
• 815 Kings Highway Apartments- Units Still AvailableRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11223 · 5 units: 2BR 5Income: MiddleClosedEnds 10-13
• Longfellow Marmion ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10460 · 14 units: 1BR 9, 2BR 3, 3BR 2Income: Very low, LowClosedEnds 10-08
• The LirioRental · New York City · Manhattan 10019 · 44 units: 2BR 42, 3BR 2Income: Low, ModerateClosedEnds 10-05
• 1052 Willoughby Avenue ApartmentsRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11221 · 2 units: 1BR 2Income: LowClosedEnds 10-01
• 936 College Avenue ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10456 · 4 units: Studio 2, 1BR 2Income: LowClosedEnds 09-30
• 34-38 30th Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Queens 11106 · 2 units: 1BR 2Income: MiddleClosedEnds 09-30
• 2905 West 17th Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11224 · 24 units: 1BR 21, 2BR 3Income: Low, MiddleClosedEnds 09-29
• 917 Home Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10459 · 4 units: 1BR 4Income: LowClosedEnds 09-28
• 1349 Commonwealth Avenue ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10472 · 3 units: 1BR 1, 2BR 2Income: MiddleClosedEnds 09-24
• 1718 Crotona Park East ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10460 · 15 units: Studio 10, 1BR 1, 2BR 2, 3BR 2Income: LowClosedEnds 09-22
• 624 Metropolitan Avenue Apartments - Units Still AvailableRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11211 · 4 units: 1BR 4Income: MiddleClosedEnds 09-22
• 132 Brown Place ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10454 · 9 units: Studio 2, 1BR 2, 2BR 5Income: LowClosedEnds 09-18
• 2074 Honeywell AvenueRental · New York City · Bronx 10460 · 4 units: Studio 2, 1BR 2Income: LowClosedEnds 09-15
• 23-57 31st Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Queens 11105 · 2 units: 1BR 2Income: LowClosedEnds 09-15
• 505 West 134th Street ClusterFor sale · New York City · Manhattan 10031 · 29 units: 1BR 1, 2BR 22, 3BR 6Income: LowClosedEnds 09-08
• STARHILL PHASE IIRental · New York City · Bronx 10452 · 169 units: Studio 13, 1BR 73, 2BR 60, 3BR 23Income: Very low, LowClosedEnds 09-08
• 1976 Needham AvenueRental · New York City · Bronx 10466 · 3 units: Studio 1, 2BR 2Income: LowClosedEnds 09-08
• BLONDELL COMMONSRental · New York City · Bronx 10461 · 126 units: 1BR 72, 2BR 32, 3BR 22Income: Very low, LowClosedEnds 09-04
• South Bushwick Neighborhood HomesFor sale · New York City · Brooklyn Multiple · 2 units: 3BR 2Income: ModerateClosedEnds 09-03
• South Bushwick Neighborhood Homes - CooperativesFor sale · New York City · Brooklyn 11207 · 16 units: 1BR 4, 2BR 3, 3BR 9Income: ModerateClosedEnds 09-03
• SOLACERental · New York City · Brooklyn 11217 · 63 units: Studio 15, 1BR 2, 2BR 46Income: Very low, Low, MiddleClosedEnds 09-03
• 640 Riverside Drive HDFCFor sale · New York City · Manhattan 10031 · 43 units: Studio 5, 1BR 28, 2BR 4, 3BR 6Income: ModerateClosedEnds 09-02
• 229 Wythe Avenue ApartmentsRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11249 · 6 units: 1BR 3, 2BR 3Income: LowClosedEnds 09-02
• 7910 4th Avenue ApartmentsRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11209 · 3 units: 2BR 3Income: MiddleClosedEnds 08-31

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 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.

• Bethany Development Outreach Mt. Morris Plaza63 W 124th St, New York 10027 · 56 assisted units · Seniors
• Dona Petra Santiago717 E 9th St, New York 10009 · 56 assisted units · Seniors
• Lambert Redevelopment Phase 2 II2080 Boston Rd, Bronx 10460 · 56 assisted units · Families
• R. J. Barrett Manor4615 Southwood Heights Dr, Jamesville 13078 · 55 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• ST. JUDE APARTMENTS4075 Lyell Rd, Rochester 14606 · 55 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• PARKWAY COMMONS600 Island Cottage Rd, Rochester 14612 · 55 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• POST STREET APARTMENTS45 Post St, Yonkers 10705 · 55 assisted units · Families
• SCHOOLHOUSE APARTMENTS145 Stafford Ave, Waterville 13480 · 55 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
• LOS SURES HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY197 Roebling St, Brooklyn 11211 · 55 assisted units · Seniors
• CROTONA VII1662 Hoe Ave, Bronx 10460 · 54 assisted units · Families
• SPRINGSIDE MEADOWS125 Scottsville W Henrietta Rd, West Henrietta 14586 · 54 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• HUDSON AVENUE APARTMENTS2026 Hudson Ave, Rochester 14617 · 54 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• TILDEN APARTMENTS2921 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 11226 · 54 assisted units · Families
• HUDSON VIEW III1704 Amsterdam Ave, New York 10031 · 54 assisted units · Families
• Westside Senior Housing7 W 102nd St, New York 10025 · 54 assisted units · Seniors
• NORTHEAST BROOKLYN HSG1 Vernon Ave, Brooklyn 11206 · 54 assisted units · Seniors
• OUR LADY OF MERCY MANOR644 E 232nd St, Bronx 10466 · 54 assisted units · Seniors
• Madison Court2649 96th St, Flushing 11369 · 54 assisted units · Families
• MT. CARMEL Apartments659 Catherine St, Utica 13501 · 53 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• West 48th St Apts.414 W 48th St, New York 10036 · 53 assisted units · Families
• MARJORIE RICHARDSON COURT359 Hendrix St, Brooklyn 11207 · 53 assisted units · Seniors
• Cypress Hills Senior Housing137 Jamaica Ave, Brooklyn 11207 · 53 assisted units · Seniors
• ARMORY PLAZA35 S Broadway, White Plains 10601 · 52 assisted units · Seniors
• St. Marys Apartments100 La Madre Way, Baldwinsville 13027 · 52 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• JACKSON TERRACE100 Herriot St, Yonkers 10701 · 52 assisted units · Families
• Spring Meadow Apartments135 Water St, Bath 14810 · 52 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• AUDUBON AVENUE525 W 180th St, New York 10033 · 52 assisted units · Families
• Positively 3rd Street306 E 3rd St, New York 10009 · 52 assisted units · Seniors
• Canal Lock Apartments110 Center St, Ellenville 12428 · 51 assisted units · Families
• SUPERBLOCK SITE A959 Saint Marks Ave, Brooklyn 11213 · 51 assisted units · Families
• WHITMAN VILLAGE COOP290 Lowndes Ave, Huntingtn Sta 11746 · 51 assisted units · Families
• PRESIDENT STREET APARTMENTS1030 President St, Brooklyn 11225 · 51 assisted units · Families
• Donald E. Smith Apartments15 Church St, Tupper Lake 12986 · 50 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• AHEPA 37 APTS100 Ahepa Cir, Syracuse 13215 · 50 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• AHEPA 67 APTS100 Ahepa Cir, Webster 14580 · 50 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• Andpress Plaza24 Andpress Plz, North Amityville 11701 · 50 assisted units · Families
• BURT FARMS I103 Forester Ave, Warwick 10990 · 50 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• Canton Grasse River Apts.35 Riverside Dr, Canton 13617 · 50 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• BELLEROSE APARTMENTS23811 Hillside Ave, Bellerose 11426 · 50 assisted units · Seniors
• BARKLEY GARDENS280 N Main St, Liberty 12754 · 50 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.

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