Recommended:
This should be your first step: NYC Housing Connect
https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html
For in-person assistance finding housing, please visit a Single-Stop location.
- Dept. of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Municipal
[LOW INCOME]
City-financed apartments.
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/renters/find-housing.page - NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC), Municipal
[LOW INCOME, MIDDLE INCOME, CO-OPs]
Additional City-financed apartments. Includes many from HPD.
http://www.nychdc.com/pages/Now-Renting.html
Others:
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal
Affordable apartments, in any state in the US.
http://www.hud.gov/apps/section8/index.cfm - Disability.gov Housing Assistance Links, Federal
Find supportive housing, vouchers, public housing options, and more, for persons with disabilities.
http://www.disability.gov/housing/housing_assistance - Division of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR), State
State-financed housing projects with open waiting lists, throughout the whole State.
http://www.nyshcr.org/RentalHousing-renters.htm - Department for the Aging (DFTA), City
Housing for senior citizens.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/benefits/housing.shtml - NY Housing Search, State
Housing throughout all of New York State.
http://www.socialserve.com/tenant/index.html?state_id=4125&ch=NY - NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA), Municipal
Guía sobre vivienda pública
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lg/html/spanish/housing.shtml
City housing projects
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/eligibility/apply.page - Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), Municipal
Buy an apartment in a co-op, or a Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC).
http://www.uhab.coop/homeownership -
INSPIRE OUTREACH – STREET SHEETS, Non-ProfitShelters, Eviction Prevention, Housing Counseling, Drop in Centers and SRO Resource Booklet
http://www.iahh.org/files/pdf/streetsheets/shelter.pdf (you need Adobe Reader to view)
- Housing Resources in NYC for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Youth, Non-Profit
See page 29. Updated 2010.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/lgbtq/LGBTQ-Youth-Community-Resource-Guide.pdf - Actors Fund, Non-Profit + Municipal
Manages housing for artists, and has a bulletin board for artists to advertise/find housing.
http://actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/housing - Community Access, Non-Profit
Apply online for studios and 2-Bedrooms throughout the City. Waiting list maintained for 6 months in the event of future openings. Also maintains transitional and supportive housing which you can be referred to by your current housing or shelter. Minimum income is $1,000/month, unless you have a Section 8 voucher. The below link may redirect you to a page about the Bronx, but it is for the whole city. - http://www.communityaccess.org/connect-to-services/apply-for-housing
- Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY), Non-Profit
Listing of senior housing developments all over the city.
http://www.cidny.org/coler-goldwater.php