Stringer loses trailblazing ma, an ex-Councilwoman, 86

City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s mother has died of coronavirus complications, the pol announced Friday.

Former Councilwoman Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, 86, died Friday morning at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, the former state Assemblyman and 2021 mayoral hopeful said.

“This is a heartbreaking moment, for me, my wife and my entire family,” Stringer wrote in a Twitter post. “My mom was loving and compassionate, a dedicated grandmother and wife, and a generous friend who was a caring rock of support for those lucky enough to know her.”

Stringer-Cuevas (with Scott, right) was a “genuine trailblazer,” her son said.

In 1976, she became the first woman to represent Washington Heights in the City Council, and was the neighborhood’s elected district leader from 1969 to 1977.

Mayor de Blasio echoed Stringer’s praise.

“His mom did so much, a trailblazer in public life in this city,” Hizzoner said during his daily COVID-19 briefing from City Hall. “It’s another reminder of how personal this crisis has been.”

The Brooklyn native began her career in public service as a city school teacher, where she taught English as a second language. After her stint in the City Council, she was director of the program contract analysis unit for the city’s Human Resources Administration from 1978 until her retirement in 1994.

In her final years, she was married to the former City

Clerk and Deputy Bronx Borincalculable,” ough President Carlos Cuevas. The two lived between the city and Puerto Rico.

“The loss I feel today is Stringer, 59, said. “My mother showed me at an early age the importance and the great challenge of public service. She also helped me become the person I am today.”

Stringer also publicly thanked all the nurses, doctors and first responders treating coronavirus cases like his mothers.

“Thank you for caring for my mother and countless New Yorkers at this difficult time,” he said.

No services were immediately released.