For the past month, people who live at the Nostrand Houses in Sheepshead Bay have been voting on how they think the New York City Housing Authority should address leaky pipes, pest infestations and broken elevators, among other urgent problems that are expected to cost $600 million to fix.
The stakes are high: The public housing system in New York City, home to more than 360,000 residents, has become a leading example of deterioration and neglect. Dwindling federal funding has led to ongoing problems with gas, power, mold, lead and more, and NYCHA estimates it needs almost $80 billion over 20 years for repairs and renovations.
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