Arlene Stringer-Cuevas | |
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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 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. | (aged 86)
Political 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]
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]
Stringer-Cuevas was part of a politically active family. Her first husband, Ronald Stringer, was an assistant to New York City Mayor Abraham Beame. [6] Her second husband, Carlos Cuevas, was the New York City Clerk and a Deputy Borough President of the Bronx. [7] Stringer-Cuevas' son Scott Stringer was elected Borough President of Manhattan and New York City Comptroller. She was the cousin of politician women's rights pioneer Bella Abzug. [8]
On April 3, 2020, at the age of 86, Stringer-Cuevas died from complications due to COVID-19 at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. [5]
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 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. | (aged 86)
Political 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]
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]
Stringer-Cuevas was part of a politically active family. Her first husband, Ronald Stringer, was an assistant to New York City Mayor Abraham Beame. [6] Her second husband, Carlos Cuevas, was the New York City Clerk and a Deputy Borough President of the Bronx. [7] Stringer-Cuevas' son Scott Stringer was elected Borough President of Manhattan and New York City Comptroller. She was the cousin of politician women's rights pioneer Bella Abzug. [8]
On April 3, 2020, at the age of 86, Stringer-Cuevas died from complications due to COVID-19 at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. [5]