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Affordable Housing Lottery Odds Worst for Those Who Can Afford the Least

THE CITY analyzed 18 million applications for apartments and confirmed low-income applicants' deeply felt sense that the system is stacked against them.

THE CITY analyzed 18 million applications for apartments and confirmed low-income applicants' deeply felt sense that the system is stacked against them.

The city's housing agency this month upgraded its online application system to make seeking an affordable apartment easier — but the odds to get a lease remain worst for those with the least.

A review by THE CITY of more than 18 million applications to the NYC Housing Connect system between January 2014 and March 2019 shows that for every one of the 21,382 new apartments built as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's Housing New York plan, 314 eligible applications poured in.

Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY A residential building at 38 Sixth Ave. next to the Barclays Center has a mix of below-market rate units, May 29, 2020. THE CITY analyzed 18 million applications for apartments and confirmed low-income applicants' deeply felt sense that the system is stacked against them.

The city's [...]




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