Alternative Housing Resources

Agencies  |  Low Income  |  Disabled  |  Seniors

All Boroughs
Archdiocese of New York
Catholic Charities (Archdiocese of New York) Students, travelers, single working women, abused and troubled youth, the elderly, the poor may find temporary or permanent housing through one of this network of Catholic Charities affiliated programs and agencies. ny-archdiocese.org/charities; 888.744.7900

Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City
Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 as a not-for-profit citywide organization working in New York City’s low and moderate-income neighborhoods. www.nhsnyc.org 212.519.2528

Manhattan
Hope Community, Inc.
Located in East Harlem, New York, Hope Community is a non-profit community preservation and development corporation committed to building better commun-ities and enriching the lives of the people who love and work within them. Hope Community procures financing, constructs, markets, and manages a diversified housing portfolio for households from moderate to very low income. hopeci.org; 212.860.8821

The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS)
CUCS is a national pioneer in creating affordable housing and service programs for homeless and low-income people, particularly those with serious mental illness, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse disorders, and other disabling conditions. Since its inception at Columbia University in 1979, CUCS has also worked to improve public policy affecting the homeless and dispossessed. CUCS’ Uptown Program provides permanent housing and on-site clinical services to over 200 individuals in five buildings in the Harlem and Washington Heights communities. www.cucs.org; 212.801.3333

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC)
NMIC helps tenants obtain control of the neighborhood’s most seriously dilapidated buildings. NMIC has helped tenants of 8 buildings with 160 units purchase and rehabilitate their buildings. NMIC has rehabilitated 56 units of vacant city-owned housing for low-income and formerly homeless families. NMIC provides ongoing training and technical assistance to tenants-owners. nmic.org 212.822.8300

Brooklyn
Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC)
BSDC is a faith-based, not-for-profit community development corporation located in Brooklyn, New York. BSDC is committed to restoring Bedford-Stuyvesant to the ranks of the most desirable places to raise families and do business. BSDC seeks to develop attractive, safe, affordable housing for individuals and families of all income levels, encourage homeownership and implement neighborhood retail initiatives which attract and retain businesses and jobs within the community. bsdc.org; 718.573.6893

Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc.
Fifth Avenue Commitee develops, preserves, and manages community-based affordable housing for lower-income and working people, including the homeless and individuals with special needs. We help tenants achieve resident ownership and build community leadership through limited equity cooperatives and the South Brooklyn and 50th Street Mutual Housing Associations. fifthave.org, 718.857.2990

Pratt Area Community Council
Pratt Area Community Council development works to rehabilitate financially and physically distressed buildings. PACC owns and manages 37 affordable residential buildings in the neighborhood comprising approximately 350 dwelling units, and is aggressively developing new housing projects including one for people living with HIV and AIDS. www.prattarea.org 718.783.3549 x11 Cypress Hill LDC Phone Number: 718.647.8100 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Phone Number: 718.492.3450

Bronx
Mount Hope Housing Company
Phone Number: 718.299.7175

Queens
Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation
Phone Number: 718.327.5300