NYC’s Affordable Housing Lottery a ‘Mythic’ Option for Many Homeless Residents as Wait Times Jump
Gothamist
"Karim Walker, an outreach organizer with the homeless rights group Safety Net Project, was approved in August 2020 for a one-bedroom apartment in East New York that he applied for two years earlier. It took about five months before he was finally able to move in. Walker said he has thrived since then."