NYC Affordable Housing Resource Center nformation on all aspects of City housing, including renting an apartment, buying a home, and apartment maintenance issues.
Covenant House of NY Food, clothing, shelter & support to youths up to age 21. 460 W. 41st St.
212-613-0300
Homes for the Homeless Sponsor American Family Inns, shelters with services such as crisis nurseries, counseling, employment training, childcare and health services:
Affordable Housing Helpline: Available 24 hours a day. Helps with finding public housing in NYC.
English: (212) 863-5610 Spanish: (212) 863-5620
Partnership for the Homeless Referral service, outreach to homeless, 24-hour mobile team. Covers all of West Side of Manhattan (past Washington Heights). Mon-Fri, 9-5,
(800) 235-3444
City Wide Task Force on Housing Court Provide information regarding enforcement of housing code violations and other landlord/tenant issues to New York City residents, community based organizations, and other service providers.
Manhattan: (212) 962-4795 Queens: (718) 657-0599
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) transitional housing, homeless prevention programs, relocation assistance for people in the Bronx.
(718) 365-0910
Women in Need provides transitional shelters and permanent supported apartments (for former substance abusers, victims of domestic violence and former foster children) at various locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx:
(212) 695- 4758
For a complete list of shelters, call the New York City Department of Homeless Services or go to
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dhs/html/home/home.shtml
Legal Help
VOLUNTEER LAWYER FOR THE DAY PROGRAM (VLFD) (New York County Only) Volunteer attorneys provide limited representation for unrepresented landlords or tenants in their nonpayment cases in the Housing Court’s Resolution Part. The representation begins and ends the same day. This project is conducted in partnership with the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
GUARDIAN AD LITEM - Housing (GAL) The Civil Court’s GAL Program recruits, trains, and supervises a pool of GALs who are appointed by Housing Judges to advocate on behalf of mentally or physically impaired litigants facing eviction in landlord-tenant cases. Attorneys and non-attorneys are eligible to participate.
