I cut my rent in half when I won a studio in Hudson Yards through NYC’s housing lottery

… was paying for his marketrate apartment nearby Heres his story as told to Brick Undergrounds senior writer Celia Young … Instead I paid $3300 a month for a studiountil I won my current apartment through the housing lottery Editors note … Venmo history … People on Reddit would tell stories about how they had to wait six months or even more But my log …

By Celia Young |March 4, 2025 - 5:00PM