480 voucher holders searching East New York against 5 listings — 96:1 ratio, the deepest demand pool in Brooklyn

480 tenants have either applied to an East New York listing in the last six months or named the neighborhood as a preferred location — the single deepest neighborhood pool on VoucherMatch today. Against 5 active listings in East New York, that works out to roughly 96 voucher holders per available unit. East New York's transit reach is unusual for a neighborhood this far east: seven different lines (3, 4, A, C, J, L, Z) serve the area, with A/C/J/L/Z converging at Broadway Junction and the 3/4 terminating at New Lots Ave. That spread keeps the searcher pool broad rather than concentrated around a single corridor.

Demand is led by CityFHEPS at 68.1% (252 tenants), with FHEPS adding another 20.8% (77 tenants) and HASA contributing 5.4% (20 tenants). A landlord accepting only Section 8 in East New York will see a meaningfully narrower pool than the 480 headline suggests; accepting CityFHEPS captures roughly two-thirds of it.

Bedroom-size demand here skews to 1BR units (300 tenants). The applicable CityFHEPS, FHEPS, and HASA payment standard for 1BR is $2,762; the FY2026 Section 8 HUD FMR rose to $2,655 from $2,511, a 5.7% year-over-year increase. East New York's housing stock — NYCHA, affordable rentals, row houses, and new affordable construction — typically prices below those caps, so properly maintained 1BRs comfortably fit voucher programs.