▁time ▁Stre is and ▁ever ▁assert ed ▁herself ▁as ▁an ▁artist , ▁which ▁also ▁became ▁her ▁" first ▁moment ▁of ▁insp iration ". ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁an ▁older ▁brother , ▁Sh eld on , ▁and ▁a ▁half - s ister , ▁singer ▁Ros lyn ▁Kind , ▁from ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁rem ar riage ▁to ▁Louis ▁Kind ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Stre is and ▁began ▁her ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Orth odox ▁Yes h iva ▁of ▁Brook lyn ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁five . ▁She ▁was ▁considered ▁bright ▁and ▁in quis itive ▁about ▁everything ; ▁however , ▁she ▁lack ed ▁discipline , ▁often ▁shout ing ▁answers ▁to ▁questions ▁out ▁of ▁turn . ▁She ▁next ▁entered ▁Public ▁School ▁ 8 9 ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁and ▁during ▁those ▁early ▁school ▁years ▁began ▁watching ▁television ▁and ▁going ▁to ▁mov ies . ▁" I ▁always ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁somebody , ▁to ▁be ▁famous ▁... You ▁know , ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁Brook lyn ." ▁ ▁Stre is and ▁became ▁known ▁by ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁for ▁her ▁voice . ▁With ▁the ▁other ▁k ids ▁she ▁rem embers ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁sto op ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁their ▁a partment ▁building ▁and ▁singing : ▁" I ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁girl ▁on ▁the ▁block ▁with ▁the ▁good ▁voice ." ▁That ▁talent ▁became ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁gain ▁attention . ▁She ▁would ▁often ▁practice ▁her ▁singing ▁in ▁the ▁hall way ▁of ▁her ▁a partment ▁building ▁which ▁gave ▁her ▁voice ▁an ▁echo ing ▁quality . ▁