The 8 homeless vet units are separate from the 14 affordable units, and are probably being paid for by some combination of federal, state, and city dollars. The

The 8 homeless vet units are separate from the 14 affordable units, and are probably being paid for by some combination of federal, state, and city dollars. The affordable units were awarded by lottery open to anyone meeting the income guidelines. Also in official NYC-government-speak homeless doesn't necessarily mean living on the street. It means a lack of "secure, adequate, and permanent" housing. So it includes situations like living in a shelter or in a doubled up situation (e.g. on a relative's couch).