A historic vote is happening at the Nostrand Houses in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, where more than 2,000 tenants are eligible to vote on the future of their buildings. Reporter Kimberly Izar has more on this first-of-a-kind decision for NYCHA residents. 
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How Tenants Could Change the Future of NYCHA

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