After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.

• A millennial woman won the New York City affordable housing lottery after applying for two years.
• Nkenge Brown, 30, now pays around $1,000 in monthly rent for her one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
• It's almost a year since she moved in, and she's turned her place into a cozy, eclectic home with over 40 plants.

Nkenge Brown first heard about the New York City housing lottery system four years ago while she was at work.