NYCHA operates more than 170,000 units of public housing across 2,350 buildings throughout New York City. Its operating revenues are projected to exceed $3.7 billion in 2020, with a surplus of $91 million.
NYCHA's total revenues for 2021 are approximately $4.1 billion. About $2.4 billion, or 58 percent of the Authority's Operating Budget in 2021, is supported by federal assistance programs. One of the primary sources of revenue for the Authority is tenant rental revenue, which will total about $1 billion in 2021.
Hourly rate of pay is $29.98 per hour. After two years of service, the hourly rate increases to $31.16 per hour.
With 302 developments across the five boroughs, it's not surprising that NYCHA is the largest public housing authority in the nation.
Public housing residents can call the Customer Contact Center at 718-707-7771 to report emergencies and schedule routine maintenance repairs in their apartments and developments.
The 1940's followed with a new president, Truman, and he developed the Office of Housing Expenditure. Then, in 1949 under the office's guidance, an act was passed, the first Housing Act. This act came out of President Truman's Fair Deal.
You can also make a complaint about other tenants as well as NYCHA workers. Contact a NYCHA Borough Management Office. Call 311 for assistance by phone.
You should receive an acknowledgement letter from NYCHA within 30 days of receiving your application. Your application will be good for two years from the day it is received.
- One thing to know first. If you decide to take NYCHA to court, the type of case you will file is called a Housing Part action, or “HP action†for short.
- Gather evidence.
- Go to the courthouse.
- Go to the clerk's office.
- The judge will review your paperwork.
- Deliver copies of the paperwork to NYCHA.
- Your home will be inspected.
Apply for public housing. NYCHA Customer Contact Center Walk-In Locations are
open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM and are closed on holidays.
By Mail.
| Annual Review (AOI) Documents | PO Box 19196 Long Island City, NY 11101â€9196 |
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| Landlord Documents | PO Box 19197 Long Island City, NY 11101â€9197 |
More than 400,000 New Yorkers reside in NYCHA's 326 public housing developments across the City's five boroughs. Another 235,000 receive subsidized rental assistance in private homes through the NYCHA-administered Section 8 Leased Housing Program. View NYCHA's Fact Sheet.
To apply for an emergency section 8 voucher, and to try to be given priority to bypass a waiting list, immediately call a local public housing authority in your town or county near you. Select a state below to find a housing authority in your area for priority review.
Once the request is approved the Section 8 tenant should receive a transfer voucher within 6-8 weeks.
Click on the “Upload Document†button next to each pending document. Select the Document Name from the dropdown and click Browse to find your document on your device. Once you have located it, click okay and then “Upload Documentâ€. Once you have uploaded all of your documents, click “Closeâ€.
Email us at or use our online complaint form.
Public housing in New York City has become synonymous with the dilapidated living conditions many of its more than 400,000 residents have endured in recent years. But it wasn't always like this in the 325 housing projects owned and managed by the New York City Housing Authority, also known as Nycha.
The 10 biggest new project filings in NYC
- 2-10 54th Avenue, Queens.
- 23-20 Borden Avenue, Queens.
- 55-01 Second Street, Queens.
- 1515 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn.
- 43-14 Queens Avenue, Queens.
- 203 Newport Street, Brooklyn.
- 2226 Third Avenue, Manhattan.
- 2919 West 16th Street, Brooklyn.
8) People live in NYCHA for a long time. Why? Because it's cheap. Rent averages $434 a month.
It consists of nine buildings with 1,260 apartments. Completed February 28, 1951, the 13.94-acre (5.64 ha) Bronx development is bordered by East 174th Street, Harrod, and Bronx River Avenues. Bronx River Houses is home to 3,025 residents.
| Bronx River Houses |
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| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Bronx |
| ZIP codes | 10472 |
NYCHA bases its Lead-Safe Housing Policy on all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations which relate to lead-based paint.
