Arlene Stringer-Cuevas
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September 25, 1933
Arlene Stringer-Cuevas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York City Council from the 6th district | |
| In office 1976–1977 | |
| Preceded by | David B. Friedland |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Michels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arlene Gluss September 25, 1933 The Bronx, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 2020 (aged 86) The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ronald Stringer Carlos Cuevas |
| Children | 2, including Scott Stringer |
| Relatives | Bella Abzug (cousin) |
Arlene Stringer-Cuevas (née Gluss; September 25, 1933 – April 3, 2020) was an American politician, educator, and civil servant. She was a schoolteacher before serving on the New York City Council from 1976 to 1977. Stringer-Cuevas later worked for the New York City Human Resources Administration for 16 years until her retirement in 1994. She died during the COVID-19 pandemic due to complications of COVID-19.
Stringer-Cuevas was born Arlene Gluss in the Bronx, and was a school teacher. She lived in the Washington Heights, Manhattan. She was Jewish.[1]
Career
Stringer-Cuevas served as her neighborhood's Democratic Party district leader from 1969 to 1976.[2] She was elected to the New York City Council in 1976 after winning a four-person primary for the Democratic nomination,[3] becoming the first woman to represent Washington Heights. Stringer-Cuevas was defeated in the Democratic primary in 1977.[4]
Stringer-Cuevas then worked for the New York City Human Resources Administration from 1978 until her retirement in 1994.[5]