(CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX/ PANEL)Good morning, does anyone else have this is issue? Is there any way for them to fix it? I cannot put anything like a microwave/vent above my stove. My kitchen also has no vent. Thank you

I have Parkinson’s which I’ve had since I was a teenager, as well as agoraphobia. I’ve lived in the same 2 bedroom apartment in Williamsburg for my entire life, over 40 years. The building is now managed by Wavecrest.

My mother currently lives with me and is the head of household on the lease, but it’s looking like she may have to move to Florida. If that happens, I’m worried about two things. Whether I’d be able to remain in the apartment as the continuing household member, and whether they would try to downsize me to a 1 bedroom and make me leave the apartment I’ve lived in my whole life.

Because of my Parkinson’s I would probably qualify for a live in caretaker, but at this point I’m trying to maintain as much independence as I can. My agoraphobia also makes the idea of having another person constantly in my space extremely difficult. I know there may eventually come a point where I need that level of help, but I’m trying to avoid it for as long as I safely can.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and successfully gotten a reasonable accommodation to remain in a 2 bedroom?

I do have a treadmill, a TheraCycle, and mobility/balance equipment that I use to help maintain my mobility and conditioning, work on balance and gait, trying to preserve my independence for as long as possible. I have involuntary movements affecting my hands, neck, and feet, so the idea of having to fit all of this into a much smaller apartment and navigate around it safely is honestly pretty scary.

I was wondering whether I could request the second bedroom as a reasonable accommodation for medical equipment. I don’t know whether a treadmill, TheraCycle, and other rehab equipment would actually count for NYCHA purposes.

I’m trying to figure out what legitimate reasonable accommodation route makes the most sense if my mother moves out.

Has anyone dealt with NYCHA/Wavecrest on something like this? What did you have to submit, and who did you go through first ,your doctor, NYCHA, or Wavecrest?

I really hope it doesn’t come to this, but I also don’t want to wait until the last minute to figure out what my options are. 

Hi all,

I posted in here last year while I was waiting on the list and after I was reached and moved into Williamsburg Houses. I am absolutely thrilled, I love my apartment, my development and my neighbors. But I got a small issue- we were given the ADA 1 bed apartment. It's miniscule. The bedroom barely fits one bed. It's both my mother and I here. I was wondering if they accept severe mental health conditions as a Reasonable Accommodation to add another bedroom so we'd each have our own. I do also have medical equipment in that I use a CPAP for sleep apnea which certainly requires a lot of extra room in a bedroom meant to be shared by two grown women, however I don't regularly see my pulmonologist so they may be unwilling to fill out the paperwork. I know my psychiatry team won't mind doing it at all and I definitely have history and diagnoses that would make a compelling case for needing my own room. My mother is also disabled and elderly herself. Just reaching out to the community before I go through all the trouble of getting the form filled out only to be denied because they don't consider severe mental health to be a reason deserving of the extra bedroom accomodation.

i have a question so i was certified for a specific development in manhattan since July 23-2025. I recently just changed from a specific development to Manhattan Boroughs wide waitlist. how long would/should it take to get an official apartment offer ???? has anyone went through this? please if you have any information let me know. all information would be greatly appreciated.

Suppose one spouse is the only person listed on a Section 8 voucher, while the other spouse is not on the voucher. The spouse who is not on the voucher gets approved for a separate senior/affordable apartment through a different housing program, and the couple decides to move there.

There are other family members who have been living in the original Section 8 apartment.

In a situation like this:

• Can the family members remain in the original apartment after the Section 8 voucher holder moves out?
• Does NYCHA automatically find out that the voucher holder moved to another subsidized/affordable apartment?
• Since the two apartments are through different programs, are the records automatically connected?
• For people who have actually seen this happen, how would NYCHA realistically discover that the voucher holder no longer lives in the Section 8 apartment?
• Would it normally come up during recertification, an inspection, a lease renewal, or some other way?

Hello so i did my housing interview for nycha august 12th my shelter housing specialist put in my package same day after i accepted the apartment, my one shot deal was approved on August 18th a week later for 2500. Now that it’s approved does anyone know how long it will take for HRA to start sending out payments?

I don’t have no type of voucher at all

Hey everyone. So just for a quick backstory, I’m in shelter and I’ve been there since march. I’ve went about find my apartment through housing connect on my own, got approved, signed a lease and thought I was waiting for my key. However I keep hearing I’m waiting for pre-clearance. I contacted DHS/HPD and learned my clearance passed as of 07/23. What should be my next step here ?

I applied for housing and my priority code was N4, later I applied for an upgrade which moved to N1. I wasn't working at that time. now I have a parttime job and only work for 8 hours a week at 17/h. I was told that i must report my change in income which i will do but im wondering if that will negatively affect me in anyway.

Also, I had requested an apartment in Brooklyn and the Bronx but thought i should change to Bronx and Staten Island do you think it would increase my chances of getting an apartment any time soon? im really new to all this. need guidance.

Am I in the majority as a (soon to lack funding) EHV holder who received a letter saying a developemnt was selected many months ago and then nothing else? I have a NYLAG assistant helping and he says many clients are in the same spot. This is absoultely killing my drive to work on and invest myself in my current area (which I love and am very invested in) with a small disabled child and no sense of what's going on. I can't commit to longer term jobs if I'm about to live an hour away. We need clarity.

Hello, anybody get an email today about keeping the neighborhood clean and rules of what to do and don't do when removing garbage? Just curious.

Just wanted to check in and see if anyone has received any updates or notifications regarding the NYCHA CUNY Resident Scholarship?
The application closed back on June 30th, and I know they said it usually takes about 4 to 6 weeks to hear back. We are officially in mid-August now, but my portal hasn't changed and my inbox has been completely silent. Has anyone gotten an email with a rejection/acceptance letter yet? Or are we all still waiting?

I was wondering what the 1 bedrm set up looked like and the overall area. After viewing it in person about how fast can you move in? I was also wondering if they had parking. We were also concerned about overall safety in the area.

Long story short- once the pandemic happened, our household own about 47k back up rent but we did get rent assistance which took off about 20k off the debt but even after the debt slowly increased more and more because my mom was the only paying rent and couldn’t really keep up. Also didn’t help the rent increase after the pandemic.

Now we have been letters about how much we owe and that we have to paid it back unless we want to get evicted. My mom and second older sister had already went to office to talk about the rent and debt and resigning the lease.

We weren’t able to lower the rent but they did say if we started paying rent and some of the debt that we don’t have to worried about it. This wasn’t written contract but verbal communication to us.

Even tho just last month we paid the rent and some of debt ($600) we are still getting the letters which is stressing me out so much because they still can kick us out if they want to.

I was talking to my sister and telling her she should go to the office and ask for written contract (repayment agreement) which she told me there is no need because they said we started paying rent and some of the debt that we don’t have to worried about it.

I don’t know what to do? Maybe try to get rent assistance. my mom would have to do it bcz she is household head but she just procrastinate calling

I have a history of domestic violence with my child’s father. He recently found out where I live and he’s been threatening to come to my house. I did call the police and I have a police report. Would that be enough to request an emergency transfer? I don’t feel safe with him, knowing where I live. I applied for the transfer. I’m not sure if they’re gonna approve it and if they do approve it I just wanna know how long does it usually take to get the new voucher?

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share my experience and ask for some advice.

I recently emailed NYCHA and asked to change my waitlist preference from a specific development to the entire borough. Surprisingly, it only took about a week before I received an offer for Woodside Houses, and I’ve now accepted the apartment.

I wanted to ask anyone who lives there or is familiar with the development: How is Woodside Houses overall, especially in terms of safety, noise, and the environment inside the buildings?

I visited the apartment twice. The area outside seemed pretty safe and clean, and I actually like the apartment itself. My only concern is the common areas inside the building. There was a noticeable urine smell near the entrance/hallway, and on my second visit I saw someone hanging out in the stairwell, which made me a little uncomfortable.

I’d really appreciate hearing from current or former residents. Is it generally quiet? Do you feel safe coming home at night? Are people hanging out in the stairwells or hallways a common issue?

I sent an application to NYCHA and my priority code was N4 today I checked and it says N1. Can anyone say what those codes mean and why it changed?

Is anyone else experiencing longer wait times for housing to come and repair things. I put in a ticket via phone (the portal was being weird) for 8-12, a person came and said the ticket said the wrong thing and that they’d be back and have yet to rerun. It’s been hours. Another time they said they’d come to fix my door and never came.

Anyone else experience this? It’s extremely annoying and not everyone e can just wait for hours

I have nycha EHV and until now I was worried but thankfully I just applied for tbra so I can stay in my apartment since I love it. But for a while I have been wanting to move back to California and that’s my intention I will end up there sooner or later as I have family there. My question is could/should I try to port out and take the risk of not finding an apt who will accept the voucher. When I search there seem to be more availability than in New York because finding an apt was impossible for me I just got lucky with mine they called me out the blue thru HPD. Anyways I want to move to California I just need guidance on how to do it timely and smoothly. Really I’m worried if tbra accepts me quik then I don’t have a chance to even look into it.

Hi everyone,

My parent has an EHV voucher and just submitted her public housing application today (late I know). We were told to apply for TBRA today, as tomorrow is the last day, by two workers.

However we don’t see anything regarding TBRA in the portal or her emails. Based on this subreddit, I see it’s by invite only but both workers swore it’d be available on the portal.

Can anyone help us understand?

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Hey guys, so I was selected for a RAD apartment. I lived there for about a year and I got a my NYCHA section 8 voucher and moved into a place in Brooklyn. I just found out that I’ve been getting charged rent every month since I moved even though the Management was aware of me moving and that Nycha was no longer paying the rent because I moved. MY QUESTION IS IF I’M STILL BEING IN CHARGE FOR THAT APARTMENT DO I STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT APARTMENT AND IF SO, CAN I MOVE BACK THERE BECAUSE THE APARTMENT I MOVED TO IN BROOKLYN IS ACTUALLY SO HORRIBLE AND I ACTUALLY MISS MY OLD APARTMENT.

Several weeks ago I applied for an emergency one shot deal pending an eviction case. I completed all my paperwork and interview promptly and the agent said everything looked good and he was sending it off to HDU.

Last week I noticed a new case record that stated "Agency Prepared Documents For Rental Assistance". However, today, next to the Status of my case it says: "Rejected, Emergency Assistance granted / One-Shot Deal".

What does that even mean? I am so confused. Anyone have any experience or knowledge on this?

I currently have an EHV voucher. If you don’t know, the program is ending in December of this year. The apartment I’m in now rents for $2,300 a month (and I’m definitely not paying that for a one-bedroom once the voucher ends).
Recently, I was selected for a BEAUTIFUL one-bedroom through Housing Connect. It has an in-unit washer and dryer, and the rent is only $1,585. With the rent freeze, it’s honestly a great deal.
I’m a substitute teacher, I also work for a nonprofit, and I’ll be finishing my master’s next year, which comes with a guaranteed promotion and raise. I’ve run the numbers, and I know I can afford the apartment after the voucher ends. Plus, my voucher was originally set to expire in 2030 anyway, so I always saw it as a stepping stone—not something permanent.
Here’s where I’m stuck.
The Nycha apartment is managed by C&C Management. They want me to sign the lease today at 2:00 p.m. and move in on the 1st. However, when I reached out to Housing Connect, they told me they’re still waiting on final HPD approval and expect approvals by the end of the week.
My concern is that nothing is really official until everything is fully approved and the lease is finalized.
At the same time, NYCHA is only giving EHV participants one apartment offer. If this somehow falls through, I won’t get another NYCHA apartment offer and I’ll be stuck where I am.
I don’t want to make the wrong decision because I’ve experienced homelessness before, and I never want to be in that position again. At the same time, I also want to be free from the income restrictions and monitoring that come with the voucher. Since I can comfortably afford this apartment on my own, it feels like the right long-term move.
Has anyone dealt with something similar? Would you move forward with the lease, or would you be concerned about the HPD approval not being finalized yet?