At the Comptroller’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at Surrogate’s Court in Manhattan in September 2015 with, from left, Carlos Cuevas (Comptroller’s nephew), Elyse Buxbaum (Comptroller’s wife), Comptroller Stringer, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas (Comptroller’s mother), Carlos Cuevas (Comptroller’s Step-Father), Carlos Cuevas Jr. (Comptroller’s step-brother). There seems to be a theme of programs and initiatives for our city’s youth, do you think there’s a difference between a child who grows up in New York versus anywhere else in the country? When you grow up in New York City, you have a head start. Why? Because of our diversity. Think of our global economy. Our kids are living this experience every day so that by the time they get that New York City education they will already be well prepared 18 | OUR CITY, YOUR LIFE | AUGUST 2016
to do great things here and around the world. Sound off! Tell our readers something they don’t know about you. I’m going to give this to you as an exclusive! I am a long-suffering NFL New York Jets fan! Of course, this has been going on for decades. When my two children were younger, it could have gone either way—Giants or Jets. But now they’re Jets fans, and we enjoy spending Sunday’s together watching the game. •