New York's affordable housing lottery is open, with 1 bedroom apartments going for as low as 2.8K

[Turk]

It’s that time again: Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, one of the largest residential complexes in the city, has opened up an affordable housing lottery. But unlike some of the more recent housing lotteries that have launched recently, this one is aimed at middle- to upper-middle-class New Yorkers.

The lottery opening today is for one-bedroom apartments renting for $2,805/month, and two-bedrooms going for $3,366/month. The income breakdown for each is as follows: If you make between $84,150 and $119,625, you might qualify for a one-bedroom; for two-bedrooms, the income bracket is $100,980 to $149,490. These are, of course, dependent on household size. Applicants will be added to a waiting list before hearing whether or not they’ve won an apartment.

Given the rent prices and the income restrictions, these may not exactly seem like “affordable” apartments—this is a city where close to a quarter of the population lives in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau—but they are less expensive than the complex’s market-rate apartments Stuy Town also holds several affordable housing lotteries, with one offering much cheaper apartments (starting at $1,200/month) launching last spring.

Those who qualify and (with any luck) snag one of these units will also have access to the complex’s laundry room, gym, myriad outdoor spaces, and lounges, among other perks. Applications for the latest crop of apartments are due by March 10.

Stuy Town’s affordable housing lottery returns with apartments from $2,800

 

[loyola llothta]

just move down south my nikka

 

[ManxOfxThexYear]

Work your life away to live in 200sq ft living spaces brehs

 

[Tiffrock]

just move down south my nikka

For real-- I moved to ATL 16 years ago and bought my house 12 years ago

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

Jews gonna win that. They have a lock on those housing lotteries

 

[norfwestdc]

nikkas in D.C, New York and L.A playing thousands of dollars in rent while living in building that spells like heroin.

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

That's considered low income in NYC

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Live in ny brehs

 

[Hungerpain]

nikkas in D.C, New York and L.A playing thousands of dollars in rent while living in building that spells like heroin.

 

[BezO]

NYC ain't for everyone. The point is to take advantage of what the city has to offer, especially the money makin' opportunities. If you're not doin' that & not willin' to be broke livin' off the system, the south is callin' you.

 

[JadeB]

just move down south my nikka

What's the damn appeal of the South?

 

[Steel]

So glad i moved quality of life is so much better. Those lotteries are a hassle and even if you win your paperwork has to in order and legit. I know a chick who won but got rejected cuz they discovered she was claiming kids she aint have on her tax returns.

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

nikkas in D.C, New York and L.A playing thousands of dollars in rent while living in building that spells like heroin.

LA not even all that bad like that. LA is huge with hella suburbs and small surrounding cities in LA county. I had a 2 bedroom huge condo, for $1500 in north Hollywood

 

[Canada Goose]

That apartment complex is in a prime area of Manhattan, right on 14th street, so of course it's expensive to live in that part of the city, the outer boroughs have much cheaper rent.

 

[King Poetic]

Thank god my grandparents here in L.A. left me they house all paid for..

similar to this..and broke nikkas or nikkas trying to fake live telling me to sell it.. FOH