Maria del Carmen Arroyo

Maria del Carmen Arroyo
Member of the New York City Council from the 17th District
In office February 15, 2005 – December 30, 2015
Preceded by	Jose M. Serrano
Succeeded by	Rafael Salamanca
Personal details
Born	Corozal, Puerto Rico
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Hostos Community College (A.A.) Lehman College (B.S.) New York University (M.P.A)
Website	Official website

Maria del Carmen Arroyo is the former Council member for the 17th District of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat.

The district includes Belmont, Claremont Village, Clason Point, Concourse, Concourse Village, Crotona Park, Hunts Point, Longwood, Melrose, Morrisania, Mott Haven, North Brother Island, Parkchester, Port Morris, Soundview, South Brother Island, Tremont and West Farms in The Bronx.

Arroyo was born Corozal, Puerto Rico and moved to The Bronx with her family when she was seven years old. She is the daughter of Assemblywoman Carmen E. Arroyo. In her childhood, Arroyo attended P.S. 154 in the South Bronx, Junior High School in Harlem and two years of high school at Washington Irving High School in Manhattan before dropping out to assist her family financially by working full-time. She wouldn't earn her GED until she was twenty years old.

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