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 4

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 36

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 vouchersSign in to view phone
NYS Housing Trust Fund CorporationNew York · 52,176 vouchersSign in to view phone
NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and DevNew York City · 42,398 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 · 4,244 vouchersSign in to view phone
Town of AmherstBuffalo · 5,683 vouchersSign in to view phone
Buffalo Municipal Housing AuthorityBuffalo · 4,079 public housing units · 1,595 vouchersSign in to view phone
Albany Housing AuthorityAlbany · 1,225 public housing units · 4,281 vouchersSign in to view phone
City of BuffaloBuffalo · 5,329 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 · 1,705 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 · 1,309 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 · 1,189 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 · 855 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
Village of Spring Valley HASpring Valley · 822 vouchersSign in to view phone
Plattsburgh Housing AuthorityPlattsburgh · 601 public housing units · 220 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
Town of Union Community DevelopmentEndwell · 528 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

Leisuretimers Apartments364 Bloomingdale Rd, Akron 14001 · 22 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
269 WEST 118TH STREET269 W 118th St, New York 10026 · 22 assisted units · Families
Browns Memorial Manor634 Hudson Ave, Rochester 14621 · 22 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
CAMP VENTURE IND LIV FAC250 Route 340, Sparkill 10976 · 21 assisted units · People with disabilities
Academy Place1 School St, Gowanda 14070 · 21 assisted units · Seniors
Kaaterskill Manor163 Jefferson Hts, Catskill 12414 · 21 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
The Daisy House550 Clarissa St, Rochester 14608 · 21 assisted units · Seniors
Broome County VOA Living Center316 Glenwood Rd, Binghamton 13905 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
KINGS COURT APARTMENTS117 S 2nd Ave, Mount Vernon 10550 · 20 assisted units · Families
STEEPLEVIEW COURT6926 George St, Croghan 13327 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
738 ST. MARK REHAB738 Saint Marks Ave, Brooklyn 11216 · 20 assisted units · Families
VALLEY RIDGE MANOR14827 State Route 30, Malone 12953 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
POSTGRADUATE RESIDENCE III201 W 98th St, New York 10025 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilities
Harris Courts, Inc.14172 Church St, Harrisville 13648 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
POSTGRADUATE CENTER RESIDENCE516 W 50th St, New York 10019 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilities
JACK KENNY APARTMENTS220 Garland Ave, Rochester 14611 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
COUNCIL HOUSE526 W 152nd St, New York 10031 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilities
East 21st Street Apartments325 E 21st St, Brooklyn 11226 · 20 assisted units · Families
LONG MANOR APTS.5500 Miller Rd, Brewerton 13029 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
REHAB ASSOCIATES1028 South Ave, Niagara Falls 14305 · 20 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
INDEPENDENCE HOUSE165 E 2nd St, New York 10009 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilities
BRIDGE HOUSE #8118 E 111th St, New York 10029 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilities
RED MAPLE APARTMENTS55 Linhome Dr, West Henrietta 14586 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
NYSD FORSYTH ST II184 Forsyth St, New York 10002 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilities
Estella Apartments942 Niagara Ave, Niagara Falls 14305 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
DRAKE MANOR112 2nd St, Albany 12210 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Delhi Senior Community II7 Main St, Delhi 13753 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
AC WARE MANOR134 Spring St, Buffalo 14204 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Goose Landing I Senior Apartments4885 E River Rd, West Henrietta 14586 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Rockwood Center3833 E Henrietta Rd, Henrietta 14467 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Monarch Senior Living840 Holt Rd, Webster 14580 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Washington Avenue Apartments1228 Washington Ave, Bronx 10456 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilities
SUNNYSIDE MANOR APARTMENTS27 Sunnyside Ave, Bemus Point 14712 · 19 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
1614 ASSOCIATES1614 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn 11225 · 19 assisted units · Families
SENIOR CITIZENS OVERLOOK45 Main St, Bloomingdale 12913 · 19 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Jamestown YMCA101 E 4th St, Jamestown 14701 · 19 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
CONVENT AVENUE APTS369 Convent Ave, New York 10031 · 19 assisted units · Families
Bradford Street Apartments186 Bradford St, Albany 12206 · 19 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
TONGORE PINES21 Fox Ln, Olivebridge 12461 · 19 assisted units · Seniors
Champion Place33 Tempest St, Perry 14530 · 19 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.

Businesses that can help

Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) New York NY Sign in to view phone

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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