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Housing and Homelessness for the Disabled 
Looking for a new apartment?
Independent Living Centers are designed to help disabled New Yorkers function more independently. The services that are available include: referrals, peer counseling, training, adaptive equipment, advocacy, and community education.
Bronx
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Bronx Independent Living Services, Inc.
3525 Decatur Avenue
(718) 515-2800, TTY (718) 515-2803
Brooklyn
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Brooklyn Center of Independence of the Disabled
2044 Ocean Avenue, Suite B-3
(718) 998-3000, TTY (718) 998-7406
Manhattan
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Harlem Independent Living Center
289 St. Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY
(212) 369-2371, TTY (212) 369-6475, RELAY (800) 421-1220
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm; Tueday and Friday, 1 pm to 5 pm
Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York
841 Broadway, Suite 205
Voice and TTY (212) 674-2300
Queens
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Queens Independent Living Center
140-40 Queens Boulevard
(718) 658-2526, TTY (718) 658-4720
Staten Island
Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Staten Island Center for Independent Living
470 Castleton Avenue
(718) 720-9016; TTY (718) 720-9870
People with disabilities who want to apply for public housing should call the New York City Housing Authority and ask for a Health Priority Letter to attach to their application. NYCHA will assign a higher priority to placing the disabled.
(212) 828-7100
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