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Does your building have annual meetings? Do you attend? Does the board distribute annual financial statements? Windows can be had for around $300 or so, but it depends on what quality you want, size, vinyl or wood may not be legal so you may need to go with aluminum. Any landmark designation issues? I don't know if your board would be swayed by a petition or not. The board is charged with operating the building and setting maintenance at an appropriate level to do that. Maintenance is often set low by the developer to encourage sales, then it has to rise to cover expenses, or else you have assessments or tap reserve funds to pay operating costs. Without knowing the overall building condition, budget, reserves, and other issues, it's hard to say that the windows are the top priority, although it sounds like it would be a popular project.
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Our building is considering new windows, as they are in disrepair. Leakage testing during the LL11 work found that the faulty windows are causing water penetration into the walls. But it is obviously an expensive project. The lease clearly indicates that shareholders are not responsible for such repairs. Your coop should evaluate this consequence of having old windows.
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