NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — If you’re looking to apply for the New York City housing lottery, you may want to double-check that you’ve answered a new question added to the application.
The Housing Connect platform now asks applicants to include their preferred unit sizes in their profiles. Those who select a preferred size won’t be contacted for a lottery that doesn’t align.
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If left blank, the system will default to interest in all unit sizes.
Housing lottery applicants are advised to update their profiles by going to the “My Household” section, then selecting “Edit Household Details” to answer the new unit size question.
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According to a representative from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the change is intended to help speed up the process of matching lottery applicants with homes best suited to them…