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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, Middle9 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.

• WELCH VILLAGE I2854 Welch Ln, Eden 14057 · 48 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• JEFFERSON VILLAGE APARTMENTS222 E 2nd St, Watkins Glen 14891 · 48 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• BEDFORD DEVELOPMENT1585 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn 11225 · 47 assisted units · Families
• BISHOP HARRISON APTS300 Pond St, Syracuse 13208 · 47 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• EASTERN PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT1005 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn 11213 · 47 assisted units · Families
• PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE APARTMENTS459 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn 11207 · 47 assisted units · Families
• LINDEN BOULEVARD DEVELOPMENT264 Linden Blvd, Brooklyn 11226 · 47 assisted units · Families
• NEW HORIZONS200 W 111th St, New York 10026 · 47 assisted units · Families
• METRO NORTH GARDENS250 E 105th St, New York 10029 · 47 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
• 1988 DAVIDSON AVENUE1988 Davidson Ave, Bronx 10453 · 47 assisted units · Families
• Wilcox Lane Senior Citizen40 Wilcox Ln, Canandaigua 14424 · 47 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• 1041 BUSHWICK AVENUE APTS1041 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn 11221 · 47 assisted units · Families
• 1650 PRESIDENT STREET1650 President St, Brooklyn 11213 · 47 assisted units · Families
• MARCUS GARVEY SENIOR HOUSING840 Hegeman Ave, Brooklyn 11207 · 47 assisted units · Seniors
• Senior Housing at Mahopac HillsCarmel 10512 · 47 assisted units · Seniors
• BETHEL MANOR50 W 132nd St, New York 10037 · 46 assisted units · Families
• MALCOLM X II PHASE B118 W 144th St, New York 10030 · 46 assisted units · Families
• MARIEN-HEIM TOWER870 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn 11230 · 46 assisted units · Seniors
• MAPLE LEAF30 Uno St, North Bangor 12966 · 46 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• HAMILTON VILLAGE750 Allyn Ln, Central Islip 11722 · 46 assisted units · Seniors
• MARION AVENUE REHABILITATION2466 Marion Ave, Bronx 10458 · 46 assisted units · Families
• VERONA VILLAGE2276 County Road 139 Ofc, Ovid 14521 · 46 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• Walnut Housing810 Union Rd, West Seneca 14224 · 46 assisted units · Seniors
• Upper South Street Senior Housing600 Country Ln, Geneseo 14454 · 45 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• SENECA CAZENOVIA COMMUNITY SQUARE2171 Seneca St, Buffalo 14210 · 45 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• Lincoln Court Apartments21 New St, Binghamton 13903 · 45 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• Tilden Street Apartments713 Tilden St, Bronx 10467 · 45 assisted units · Seniors
• ROSE ELLEN SMITH & MBD HOUSING ELDERLY1131 W Farms Rd, Bronx 10459 · 45 assisted units · People with disabilities
• 2005-2007 DAVIDSON AVENUE I2005 Davidson Ave, Bronx 10453 · 44 assisted units · Families
• ROME MALL APARTMENTS146 W Dominick St, Rome 13440 · 44 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• NEW SQUARE FAMILY HOUSING701 Wilson Ave, New Square 10977 · 44 assisted units · Families
• MARLENE ESTATES271 W 113th St, New York 10026 · 44 assisted units · Families
• SIXTH AVENUE REHAB I5314 6th Ave, Brooklyn 11220 · 44 assisted units · Families
• Parkside Court Apartments53 S Main St, Dolgeville 13329 · 44 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• MONSIGNOR VETRO HALL320 Devoe St, Brooklyn 11211 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
• WILLOW TRACE RESIDENCES91 Harris Ave, Jamestown 14701 · 44 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
• VILLAGE POINT APTS2 Paris Rd, New Hartford 13413 · 44 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• Bishop James Daly Gardens546 Greengrove Ave, Uniondale 11553 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
• CONCOURSE FLATIRON APARTMENTS1882 Grand Concourse, Bronx 10457 · 43 assisted units · Families
• CROTONA ESTATES1691 Fulton Ave, Bronx 10457 · 43 assisted units · Families

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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