Housing & Public Benefits
A CFR Home for Good Initiative:
Civil Legal Defense Beyond Family Court
Resources: Housing
Coalition for the Homeless
129 Fulton Street
New York NY 10038
Main phone: 212-776-2000
NYC hotline: 212-776-2177
Fax: 212-964-1303
Email: info@cfthomeless.org
New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
NYCHA is New York City’s public housing agency.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/index.page
NYCHA Customer Contact Center
To report an emergency or schedule routine repairs in a NYCHA apartment or building, call 718-707-7771 (24 hours).
NYCHA Self-Service Portal
https://selfserve.nycha.info
More NYCHA contact info (including phone numbers, websites, social media, and contact info for walk-in centers and Borough Management Offices)
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/contact.page
NYC Housing Connect
This website helps people find and apply for affordable housing in New York City’s five boroughs.
www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/housing-connect-rentals.page
New York State Court System
nycourts.gov
New York City Civil Court
nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/civil/corona/evictions.shtml
Each borough in NYC has a Housing Court Help Center:
Bronx 718-466-3022
Brooklyn 347-404-9043 or 347-404-9044
Manhattan 646-386-5554 or 646-386-5555
Queens 718-262-7185 or 718-262-7186
Staten Island 718-675-8441