Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in New York
In New York, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing waitlists are run by local public housing authorities — not by HUD or by Lease Lantern. Each authority opens and closes its own lists, sometimes for only a few days at a time, so timing and persistence matter.
How to find and join an open waitlist
- Identify the housing authorities that serve where you want to live (listed below).
- Contact each one to ask whether its Section 8 or public housing waitlist is currently open.
- Apply to every open list you qualify for — many people keep several active at once.
- Have your documents ready: ID, income, household members, and current address.
- Keep your contact info updated with each authority so you don’t lose your place.
Waitlist openings change frequently, so always confirm the current status directly with the authority. Eligibility depends on your household income versus the New York income limits.
Where to apply in New York
131 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in New York. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Albany Housing AuthorityAlbany Amsterdam Housing AuthorityAmsterdam Auburn Housing AuthorityAuburn Binghamton Housing AuthorityBinghamton Boonville Housing AuthorityBoonville Buffalo Municipal Housing AuthorityBuffalo Buffalo Municipal Housing AuthorityBuffalo Canastota Housing AuthorityCanastota City Of BuffaloBuffalo City Of FultonFulton City Of Glens Falls Housing AuthorityGlens Falls City Of JohnstownSaratoga Springs City Of New Rochelle Housing AuthorityNew Rochelle City Of Niagara FallsNiagara Falls City Of North TonawandaBuffalo City Of Oswego, Office Of Community Dev.Oswego City Of PeekskillPeekskill City Of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie City Of SalamancaSalamanca City Of UticaUtica Cohoes Housing AuthorityCohoes Community Development Corp Of Long IslandMelville Cortland Housing AuthorityCortland Dolgeville Housing AuthorityDolgeville Ellenville Housing AuthorityEllenville Fort Plain Housing AgencySaratoga Springs Freeport Housing AuthorityFreeport Geneva Housing AuthorityGeneva Glen Cove Community Development AgencyGlen Cove Gloversville Housing AuthorityGloversville Greenburgh Housing AuthorityWhite Plains Harrietstown Housing AuthoritySaranac Lake Herkimer Housing AuthorityHerkimer Hoosick Housing AuthorityHoosick Falls Hornell Housing AuthorityHornell Housing Authority Of Long BeachLong Beach Housing Authority Of NewburghNewburgh Hudson Housing AuthorityHudson Ilion Housing AuthorityIlion Ithaca Housing AuthorityIthaca Jamestown Housing AuthorityJamestown Kingston Housing AuthorityKingston Little Falls Housing AuthorityLittle Falls Lockport Housing AuthorityLockport Mechanicville Housing AuthorityMechanicville Mercy Haven Inc.Melville Monticello Housing AuthorityMonticello Mount Kisco Housing AuthorityMount Kisco Nyc Dept Of Housing Preservation And DevNew York City Nys Housing Finance AgencyNew York Nys Housing Trust Fund CorporationNew York New Rochelle Housing AuthorityNew Rochelle New York City Housing AuthorityNew York Newark Housing AuthorityNewark North Fork Hsg Alliance IncGreenport North Hempstead Housing AuthorityWestbury Norwich Housing AuthorityNorwich Oneida Housing AuthorityOneida Oneonta Housing AuthorityOneonta Options For Community LivingRonkonkoma