Arlene Stringer-Cuevas (née Gluss; September 25, 1933 – April 3, 2020) was an American politician, educator, and civil servant.
[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.
[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.
[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.