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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.

• 354 East 194th Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10458 · 11 units: Studio 1, 1BR 4, 2BR 5, 3BR 1Income: Very low, Low, Moderate1 days leftEnds 10-23
• Sackett Apartments aka 224 3rd AvenueRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11217 · 20 units: Studio 4, 1BR 5, 2BR 11Income: Very low, Low, Moderate4 days leftEnds 10-26
• One River Park 355 Exterior StreetRental · New York City · Bronx 10451 · 227 units: Studio 29, 1BR 154, 2BR 44Income: Low, Middle15 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
• 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
• COLUMBIA COMMONS IRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11231 · 239 units: Studio 68, 1BR 86, 2BR 85Income: Very low, Low, ModerateClosedEnds 08-28
• 3034 & 3036 Barnes Avenue ApartmentsRental · New York City · Bronx 10467 · 6 units: 1BR 4, 2BR 2Income: MiddleClosedEnds 08-27
• Watjean ApartmentsRental · New York City · Queens 11691 · 12 units: 2BR 12Income: LowClosedEnds 08-27
• Vernon Central aka 49-18 Vernon BlvdRental · New York City · Queens 11101 · 6 units: Studio 1, 1BR 5Income: MiddleClosedEnds 08-27
• 3510 Glenwood RoadRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11210 · 4 units: 1BR 4Income: MiddleClosedEnds 08-25
• 920 Montgomery ApartmentsRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11213 · 3 units: 2BR 3Income: MiddleClosedEnds 08-24
• 31-88 45th Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Queens 11103 · 4 units: Studio 1, 1BR 3Income: MiddleClosedEnds 08-24

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 · 145,464 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.

• UNION STREET HOUSES1703 Union St, Brooklyn 11213 · 117 assisted units · Families
• SLEEPY HOLLOW46 Jackson Ave, Eastchester 10709 · 117 assisted units · Seniors
• GOOD NEIGHBOR APTS.114 E 104th St, New York 10029 · 116 assisted units · Families
• ROBINSON SQUARE APTS325 Hamilton St, Albany 12210 · 115 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
• Ogden Mill Apts.1 Ogden Mills Plz, Cohoes 12047 · 115 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• SHOREFRONT TOWERS3045 W 29th St, Brooklyn 11224 · 115 assisted units · Seniors
• DAVIES SOUTH TERRACE APARTMENTS1 S Davies Ter Apt 22, Beacon 12508 · 115 assisted units · Families
• Black River Apartments327 Holcomb St, Watertown 13601 · 115 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
• SCHEUER GARDENS2540 Barker Ave, Bronx 10467 · 115 assisted units · Seniors
• TOWER WEST APARTMENTS65 W 95th St, New York 10025 · 115 assisted units · Families
• ONEIL APARTMENTS2121 6th Ave, Troy 12180 · 114 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• TRADEWINDS VILLAGE1 Aldersgate, Riverhead 11901 · 114 assisted units · Seniors
• MARTIN LUTHER TERRACE APARTMENTS1 Wartburg Dr, Kings Park 11754 · 114 assisted units · Seniors
• Santa Maria Towers255 Connecticut St, Buffalo 14213 · 114 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• ROOSEVELT APARTMENTS921 Main St, Buffalo 14203 · 113 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• 988 East 180th Street988 E 180th St, Bronx 10460 · 113 assisted units · Families
• ROSS TOWERS200 Lafayette Ave, Suffern 10901 · 112 assisted units · Seniors
• WILLIAMSON ORCHARD ESTATES IWilliamson 14589 · 112 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• MONSIGNOR JOHN P. OBRIAN HOUSING4112 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn 11219 · 112 assisted units · Seniors
• JOHN GUY PRINDLE APARTMENTS80 E North St, Ilion 13357 · 111 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• ST. NICHOLAS MANOR APARTMENTS680 Saint Nicholas Ave, New York City 10030 · 111 assisted units · Families
• NATHAN GALINSKY APARTMENTS105 Protection Ave, Herkimer 13350 · 111 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• RAYMOND WATKINS APARTMENTS57 Ballston Ave, Saratoga Springs 12866 · 111 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• RIVERVIEW MANOR APARTMENTS24 Hertel Ave, Buffalo 14207 · 110 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• MORRIS HEIGHTS MEWS1695 Grand Ave, Bronx 10453 · 110 assisted units · Families
• HISTORICAL PARK APTS.100 Rutger St, Utica 13501 · 110 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• GOLDEN PARK APARTMENTS99 Route 52 E, Liberty 12754 · 110 assisted units · Seniors
• NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HOUSE13110 Guy R Brewer Blvd, Jamaica 11434 · 110 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• Lake Ravine Apartments468 Lake Ave, Rochester 14608 · 110 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
• CABS ELDERLY HOUSING590 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn 11205 · 110 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• RIVERVIEW I APARTMENTS606 W 135th St, New York 10031 · 110 assisted units · Families
• SITE A WASHINGTON HEIGHTS2036 Amsterdam Ave, New York 10032 · 109 assisted units · Families
• KINGS COURT APARTMENTS9502 Kings Hwy, Brooklyn 11212 · 109 assisted units · Families
• VICTORY ONE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY3 W 118th St, New York 10026 · 109 assisted units · Seniors
• Colonial Square320 Church St, Amsterdam 12010 · 109 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
• VALENTINE LANE50 Saint Andrews Pl, Yonkers 10705 · 109 assisted units · Seniors
• Greater Allen Cathedral Sr. Residence10731 166th St, Jamaica 11433 · 109 assisted units · Seniors
• MORNINGSIDE I20 Morningside Ave, New York 10026 · 108 assisted units · Families
• TWO BRIDGES SENIOR APARTMENTS80 Rutgers Slip, New York 10002 · 108 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
• DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS HOUSES969 Gates Ave, Brooklyn 11221 · 108 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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