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 5

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 37

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

SYCAMORE GREEN55 Strathmore Cir, Rochester 14609 · 194 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
HARRIET TUBMAN TERRACE21 Williams St, Poughkeepsie 12601 · 193 assisted units · Families
CARMEN PARSONS & JUDGE GILBERT RAMIREZ APARTMENTS441 E 155th St, Bronx 10455 · 192 assisted units · Seniors
ST. JOHNS PLACE PHASE I1566 Sterling Pl, Brooklyn 11213 · 191 assisted units · Families
CHARLES MONICA SENIOR VILLAGE100 Hicks St, Valley Stream 11580 · 191 assisted units · Seniors
New Amsterdam NAS Apartments26 Wall St, Amsterdam 12010 · 191 assisted units · SeniorsView phone for 1 credit
THESSALONICA COURT APARTMENTS350 Saint Anns Ave, Bronx 10454 · 190 assisted units · Families
Queens Bnai Brith Houses13849 Elder Ave, Flushing 11355 · 190 assisted units · Seniors
PIERREPONT HOUSE FOR THE ELDERLY55 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn 11201 · 188 assisted units · Seniors
HEWES MEWS I393 S 3rd St, Brooklyn 11211 · 188 assisted units · Families
BMR #3491 Connecticut St, Buffalo 14213 · 187 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
SUNSET PARK NSA GROUP I5302 6th Ave, Brooklyn 11220 · 185 assisted units · Families
Stonewood Village200 Myrtlewood Dr, Henrietta 14467 · 184 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
DUNWELL PLAZA1920 Amsterdam Ave, New York 10032 · 182 assisted units · Seniors
GRAND STREET GUILD SOUTH EAST460 Grand St, New York 10002 · 182 assisted units · Families
Mid Bronx Plaza1441 Boston Rd, Bronx 10460 · 182 assisted units · Seniors
PIO/VIP1291 Lafayette Ave, Bronx 10474 · 182 assisted units · Seniors
George Hardy St. Francis ApartmentsBronx 10454 · 181 assisted units · Seniors
VILLA SERENE APARTMENTS399 E 14th St, Elmira Heights 14903 · 180 assisted units · SeniorsView phone for 1 credit
RIP VAN WINKLE HOUSE10 Rinaldi Blvd, Poughkeepsie 12601 · 178 assisted units · Families
BUCKINGHAM HALL769 Saint Marks Ave, Brooklyn 11213 · 178 assisted units · Families
Day Apartments2100 Whitehall St, Watervliet 12189 · 178 assisted units · Families
ELBEE GARDENS1950 Clove Rd, Staten Island 10304 · 177 assisted units · Families
East River Apartments109 E 130th St, New York 10037 · 177 assisted units · Families
Belmont Venezia2431 Belmont Ave, Bronx 10458 · 177 assisted units · Families
HARLEM INTERFAITH310 W 143rd St, New York 10030 · 176 assisted units · Families
SURREY CARLTON APARTMENTS41 Ewing Ave, Spring Valley 10977 · 175 assisted units · Families
McCARTHY MANOR501 S Crouse Ave, Syracuse 13210 · 175 assisted units · SeniorsView phone for 1 credit
GRAND STREET GUILD NORTH131 Broome St, New York 10002 · 175 assisted units · Families
FRENCH APARTMENTS330 W 30th St, New York 10001 · 174 assisted units · Families
HKBBE Apartments206 State St, Watertown 13601 · 174 assisted units · SeniorsView phone for 1 credit
NYACK PLAZA APARTMENTS801 Nyack Plz, Nyack 10960 · 173 assisted units · Seniors
GRAND STREET GUILD SOUTH WEST410 Grand St, New York 10002 · 173 assisted units · Families
HIGHBRIDGE CONCOURSE PHASE II55 W 166th St, Bronx 10452 · 172 assisted units · Families
LIVONIA TERRACE446 Georgia Ave, Brooklyn 11207 · 171 assisted units · Families
Lincoln Properties511 Lincoln Pl, Brooklyn 11238 · 171 assisted units · Families
PUEBLO NUEVO SITE I210 Stanton St, New York 10002 · 171 assisted units · Families
MACOMBS VILLAGE57 W 175th St, Bronx 10453 · 170 assisted units · Families
Montcalm Apts.220 Burke Dr, Queensbury 12804 · 169 assisted units · FamiliesView phone for 1 credit
NEW GODDARD RIVERSIDE (aka Phelps House)595 Columbus Ave, New York 10024 · 168 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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