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An extensive list of coronavirus resources for low-income households can be found here.
New York City Housing Authority
Waiting List Statuses
| Waiting List | Status |
|---|
| Public Housing |
Open Until Further Notice |
| New York City Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher |
Closed |
Open New York City Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, some upcoming waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, contact the housing authority directly. Due to a high volume of calls and modified office hours in most areas, expect a long wait time (days or weeks) for a response.
New York City Housing Authority Website: www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/home.html.
New York City Housing Authority Phone: (212) 306-3000.
Open Until Further Notice:
Public Housing Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Public Housing Waiting List
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Public Housing waiting list is currently open, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
A detailed listing of all apartment communities can be found here.
To apply, complete the online application here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Homeless in a shelter, homeless on the street, residing in a nursing home, overcrowding, substandard living, mobility impaired, rent burdened, victim of a hate crime, victim of domestic violence, elderly, or disabled.
As of May, 2018, there are 209,000 households on the Public Housing waiting list.
For more information, visit the NYCHA website here.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (212) 306-3000.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 12/19/2018.
Other New York City Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Closed:
New York City Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open in May 2007. There is no notice of when it will reopen.
As of May, 2018, there are 148,000 households on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list.
For more information, visit the NYCHA About Section 8 page here.
Last Updated on 12/19/2018.
About New York City Housing Authority
More information about New York City Housing Authority can be found on its website at www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/home.html.
Representatives of New York City Housing Authority may be available by phone at (212) 306-3000. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
About the New York City Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, New York City Housing Authority manages 87,168 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2019:
|
Standard | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled |
| Vouchers |
74,471 | 347 | 3,334 | 1,608 | 2,904 | 935 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$1,062 | $1,131 | $1,157 | $1,010 | $818 | $1,033 |
| Monthly Cost |
$79,109,015 | $392,540 | $3,858,365 | $1,624,649 | $2,376,509 | $966,072 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for New York City Housing Authority
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 2% having issued approximately 40,686 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 14 years and 7 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 94 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.4 persons and has a household income of $15,942 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 81% were extremely low income (ELI). 35% of households had wages as a major source of income, 8% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 56% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
0% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 41% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 25% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 33% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 5% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
38% of households included children, 6% of which had two adults in the household. 33% of households with children have a female head of household. 80% of all households were headed by a female.
83% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 32% of all heads of households being Black and 16% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the New York City Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 27% include at least one person with a disability. 28% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 84% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
36% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 38% with 2 bedrooms and 27% with 3 or more bedrooms. 18% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by New York City Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $398 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,032. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $60.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
Public Housing Apartments Operated by New York City Housing Authority
951 Prospect Ave
New York City, New York
275 Blake Ave
New York City, New York
5030 Broadway
New York City, New York
3716 10th Ave
New York City, New York
937 E 56th St
New York City, New York
65 E 99th St
New York City, New York
414 Sutter Ave
New York City, New York
1075 Dr Martin L King Jr Blvd
New York City, New York
811 Flushing Ave
New York City, New York
3170 Broadway
New York City, New York
1785 Story Ave
New York City, New York
1209 Loring Ave
New York City, New York
550 Cauldwell Ave
New York City, New York
275 Livonia Ave
New York City, New York
80 E 110th St
New York City, New York
1348 Webster Ave
New York City, New York
680 Tinton Ave
New York City, New York
383 E 141st St
New York City, New York
1805 Crotona Ave
New York City, New York
344 E 28th St
New York City, New York
240 W 65th St
New York City, New York
10616 159th St
New York City, New York
2029 2nd Ave
New York City, New York
447 Kingsborough 4th Walk
New York City, New York
530 W 55th St
New York City, New York
320 E 156th St
New York City, New York
1350 Manor Ave
New York City, New York
3033 Middletown Rd
New York City, New York
70 New Ln
New York City, New York
2440 Boston Rd
New York City, New York
455 Barbey St
New York City, New York
712 E Gun Hill Rd
New York City, New York
72 Columbia St
New York City, New York
306 E 117th St
New York City, New York
2125 Glebe Ave
New York City, New York
303 Vernon Ave
New York City, New York
7115 Beach Channel Dr
New York City, New York
286 South St
New York City, New York
529 W 133rd St
New York City, New York
870 Columbus Ave
New York City, New York
600 E 137th St
New York City, New York
131 Moore St
New York City, New York
9233 170th St
New York City, New York
1365 5th Ave
New York City, New York
120 W 140th St
New York City, New York
145 Cassidy Pl
New York City, New York
201 W 93rd St
New York City, New York
109 Lewis Ave
New York City, New York
1260 Webster Ave
New York City, New York
225 Willis Ave
New York City, New York
728 E New York Ave
New York City, New York
3425 Linden Pl
New York City, New York
875 Pennsylvania Ave
New York City, New York
3340 Bailey Ave
New York City, New York
400 Brook Ave
New York City, New York
626 Wythe Pl
New York City, New York
60 Moore St
New York City, New York
330 Wilson Ave
New York City, New York
612 E 14th St
New York City, New York
710 Croes Ave
New York City, New York
1020 College Ave
New York City, New York
99 Fort Washington Ave
New York City, New York
950 Union Ave
New York City, New York
154 W 84th St
New York City, New York
5210 Broadway
New York City, New York
109 W 144th St
New York City, New York
545 W 126th St
New York City, New York
91 Ten Eyck St
New York City, New York
95 Centre Mall
New York City, New York
4102 12th St
New York City, New York
25 Monument Walk
New York City, New York
1581 Park Ave
New York City, New York
60 E 135th St
New York City, New York
542 Marcy Ave
New York City, New York
30 Avenue D
New York City, New York
320 Morris Ave
New York City, New York
198 Bond St
New York City, New York
320 27th Ave
New York City, New York
180 South St
New York City, New York
237 Nassau St
New York City, New York
212 W 129th St
New York City, New York
2130 35th Ave
New York City, New York
1754 Richmond Rd
New York City, New York
6745 Kissena Blvd
New York City, New York
1270 Redfern Ave
New York City, New York
757 E 103rd St
New York City, New York
1151 E 229th St
New York City, New York
750 E 163rd St
New York City, New York
1865 Fulton St
New York City, New York
275 Jackson St
New York City, New York
639 Rosedale Ave
New York City, New York
20 Roxbury St
New York City, New York
82 Dwight St
New York City, New York
456 Dekalb Ave
New York City, New York
1760 Lexington Ave
New York City, New York
418 W 17th St
New York City, New York
2931 8th Ave
New York City, New York
438 Beach 40th St
New York City, New York
10853 62nd Dr
New York City, New York
1786 Prospect Pl
New York City, New York
4001 12th St
New York City, New York
117 N Oxford Walk
New York City, New York
1945 Amsterdam Ave
New York City, New York
72 Gouverneur St
New York City, New York
820 Henderson Ave
New York City, New York
1141 FDR Dr
New York City, New York
1370 5th Ave
New York City, New York
1191 Park Pl
New York City, New York
2263 Batchelder St
New York City, New York
228 W Tremont Ave
New York City, New York
110 E 99th St
New York City, New York
560 Balcom Ave
New York City, New York
1266 Sutter Ave
New York City, New York
20 Paladino Ave
New York City, New York
525 Jackson Ave
New York City, New York
5422 Beach Channel Dr
New York City, New York
94 E 1st St
New York City, New York
1465 Washington Ave
New York City, New York
919 Myrtle Ave
New York City, New York
1010 E 178th St
New York City, New York
436 W 27th St
New York City, New York
3555 Bivona St
New York City, New York
405 E 92nd St
New York City, New York
224 E 28th St
New York City, New York
33 Saratoga Ave
New York City, New York
487 Carlton Ave
New York City, New York
2946 W 23rd St
New York City, New York
393 Powell St
New York City, New York
157 Belmont Ave
New York City, New York
2950 W 31st St
New York City, New York
2951 W 33rd St
New York City, New York
14303 105th Ave
New York City, New York
360 Nostrand Ave
New York City, New York
150 Malcolm X Blvd
New York City, New York
2070 Clinton Avenue
New York City, New York
1980 Lexington Ave
New York City, New York
1400 E New York Ave
New York City, New York
398 Sheffield Ave
New York City, New York
3135 Park Ave
New York City, New York
251 E 3rd St
New York City, New York
95 W 119th St
New York City, New York
1886 Harrison Ave
New York City, New York
2041 Pacific St
New York City, New York
1705 Bryant Ave
New York City, New York
1085 Anderson Ave
New York City, New York
807 Schenck Ave
New York City, New York
535 Havemeyer Ave
New York City, New York
29 Avenue W
New York City, New York
5995 Shore Pkwy
New York City, New York
215 Cozine Ave
New York City, New York
160 Madison St
New York City, New York
200 W 143rd St
New York City, New York
27 Warren St
New York City, New York
1881 Schieffelin Pl
New York City, New York
136 W 91st St
New York City, New York
255 Havemeyer St
New York City, New York
130 Clymer St
New York City, New York
142 Baruch Pl
New York City, New York
