New Yorkers stuck on NYCHA waiting list while thousands of apartments sit vacant

Name: New Yorkers stuck on NYCHA waiting list while thousands of apartments sit vacant
Uploaded: 2025-06-25T19:13:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 19 s
Description: More than 8,600 NYCHA apartments sit vacant, according to city data, even though hundreds of thousands of people are on the waiting list. CBS News New York's Elle McLogan went to Queensbridge Houses to find out what's behind the backlog.

More than 8,600 NYCHA apartments sit vacant, according to city data, even though hundreds of thousands of people are on the waiting list. CBS News New York's Elle McLogan went to Queensbridge Houses to find out what's behind the backlog.