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Zainab Iqbal

Zainab is a staff reporter at Bklyner who sometimes writes poetry in her free time || zainab@bklyner.com

Neighbors

Farewell, for now.

Today is my last day at Bklyner. I started in May 2017 when I had just finished up my sophomore...

Zainab Iqbal|December 24, 2020 @1:19 pm
Neighbors

Farewell, for now.

Today is my last day at Bklyner. I started in May 2017 when I had just finished up my sophomore...

Zainab Iqbal|December 24, 2020 @1:19 pm
Traffic fatality

Cyclist Fatally Struck By MTA Bus Driver

WILLIAMSBURG – A 33-year-old cyclist has died after an MTA driver crashed into him last night. On Wednesday, December 23,...

Zainab Iqbal|December 24, 2020 @9:40 amDecember 24, 2020 @9:40 am
Traffic fatality

Cyclist Fatally Struck By MTA Bus Driver

WILLIAMSBURG – A 33-year-old cyclist has died after an MTA driver crashed into him last night. On Wednesday, December 23,...

Zainab Iqbal|December 24, 2020 @9:40 amDecember 24, 2020 @9:40 am
COVID-19

This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More

Happy Wednesday! We at Bklyner hope you are all safe and well. Let’s begin with indicators. The daily number of...

Zainab Iqbal|December 23, 2020 @4:42 pm
COVID-19

This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More

Happy Wednesday! We at Bklyner hope you are all safe and well. Let’s begin with indicators. The daily number of...

Zainab Iqbal|December 23, 2020 @4:42 pm
Announcements

Flatbush Avenue Subway Station To Honor Garrett Goble, A Motorman Killed In Arson Fire

FLATBUSH – The Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College Subway Station will be home to a memorial in honor of train operator Garrett...

Zainab Iqbal|December 22, 2020 @5:52 pm
Announcements

Flatbush Avenue Subway Station To Honor Garrett Goble, A Motorman Killed In Arson Fire

FLATBUSH – The Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College Subway Station will be home to a memorial in honor of train operator Garrett...

Zainab Iqbal|December 22, 2020 @5:52 pm
Police & Fire

Fire Truck Crashes Into Gravesend Storefront

GRAVESEND – Six people are injured after a fire truck crashed into a car and then a storefront last night....

Zainab Iqbal|December 21, 2020 @2:58 pm
Police & Fire

Fire Truck Crashes Into Gravesend Storefront

GRAVESEND – Six people are injured after a fire truck crashed into a car and then a storefront last night....

Zainab Iqbal|December 21, 2020 @2:58 pm
Arts & Culture

New Rollercoaster Coming To Coney Island Amusement Park

CONEY ISLAND – A new rollercoaster, Phoenix, is coming to Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in the summer of 2021....

Zainab Iqbal|December 21, 2020 @2:36 pm
Arts & Culture

New Rollercoaster Coming To Coney Island Amusement Park

CONEY ISLAND – A new rollercoaster, Phoenix, is coming to Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in the summer of 2021....

Zainab Iqbal|December 21, 2020 @2:36 pm
News

This Week In Brooklyn: Tipping Delivery Workers, Pfizer, And Suing The NYPD

We’re nearing the end of the year, and what a year this has been! We hope you are all staying...

Zainab Iqbal|December 20, 2020 @9:26 amDecember 18, 2020 @9:26 am
News

This Week In Brooklyn: Tipping Delivery Workers, Pfizer, And Suing The NYPD

We’re nearing the end of the year, and what a year this has been! We hope you are all staying...

Zainab Iqbal|December 20, 2020 @9:26 amDecember 18, 2020 @9:26 am
News

Bay Ridge Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Criminal Tax Fraud

Abdelaziz and his corporation The Five Pillars Financial Services, LTD are barred from providing tax services of any kind for one year.

Zainab Iqbal|December 18, 2020 @4:25 pm
News

Bay Ridge Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Criminal Tax Fraud

Abdelaziz and his corporation The Five Pillars Financial Services, LTD are barred from providing tax services of any kind for one year.

Zainab Iqbal|December 18, 2020 @4:25 pm
Extraordinary Neighbors

Lifting Black Voices: 5 Leaders Awarded Grants To Help Tackle Racial Disparities In Brooklyn

BARCLAYS CENTER – Five Black Brooklyn community leaders are the first recipients of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation Social...

Zainab Iqbal|December 18, 2020 @10:21 am
Extraordinary Neighbors

Lifting Black Voices: 5 Leaders Awarded Grants To Help Tackle Racial Disparities In Brooklyn

BARCLAYS CENTER – Five Black Brooklyn community leaders are the first recipients of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation Social...

Zainab Iqbal|December 18, 2020 @10:21 am
Education

60 City Council Candidates Promise To Support Free & Fully Funded CUNY

BROOKLYN – Sixty City Council candidates have signed a petition promising to support a free and fully-funded CUNY, an institution...

Zainab Iqbal|December 17, 2020 @3:34 pm
Education

60 City Council Candidates Promise To Support Free & Fully Funded CUNY

BROOKLYN – Sixty City Council candidates have signed a petition promising to support a free and fully-funded CUNY, an institution...

Zainab Iqbal|December 17, 2020 @3:34 pm
COVID-19

Thank You For Your Service: 8 Nursing Staff Members Student Debt To Be Paid Off

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Eight nursing staff members at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) will be able to pay off their...

Zainab Iqbal|December 16, 2020 @12:53 pmDecember 17, 2020 @12:53 pm
COVID-19

Thank You For Your Service: 8 Nursing Staff Members Student Debt To Be Paid Off

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Eight nursing staff members at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) will be able to pay off their...

Zainab Iqbal|December 16, 2020 @12:53 pmDecember 17, 2020 @12:53 pm
Weather

Snow Advisory For Tomorrow: No Outdoor Dining, ASP Suspended & All Remote Learning

BROOKLYN – Get ready for lots of snow! New York City is expected to get up to a foot of...

Zainab Iqbal|December 15, 2020 @2:12 pmDecember 15, 2020 @2:12 pm
Weather

Snow Advisory For Tomorrow: No Outdoor Dining, ASP Suspended & All Remote Learning

BROOKLYN – Get ready for lots of snow! New York City is expected to get up to a foot of...

Zainab Iqbal|December 15, 2020 @2:12 pmDecember 15, 2020 @2:12 pm
Police & Fire

Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Of A 15-Year-Old Girl In East NY

EAST NEW YORK – A man was arraigned on an indictment in which he was charged with sex trafficking of...

Zainab Iqbal|December 14, 2020 @4:40 pm
Police & Fire

Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Of A 15-Year-Old Girl In East NY

EAST NEW YORK – A man was arraigned on an indictment in which he was charged with sex trafficking of...

Zainab Iqbal|December 14, 2020 @4:40 pm
Holidays

Masbia Soup Kitchen Celebrates The First Night Of Hanukkah

But despite the changes, Masbia is still working hard to keep the Hanukkah spirit alive. Yesterday evening, the menorah was lit and special prayers were recited. A chef inside the soup kitchen was frying latkes for people and doughnuts were handed out wrapped in napkins.

Zainab Iqbal|December 11, 2020 @4:38 pm
Holidays

Masbia Soup Kitchen Celebrates The First Night Of Hanukkah

But despite the changes, Masbia is still working hard to keep the Hanukkah spirit alive. Yesterday evening, the menorah was lit and special prayers were recited. A chef inside the soup kitchen was frying latkes for people and doughnuts were handed out wrapped in napkins.

Zainab Iqbal|December 11, 2020 @4:38 pm
Extraordinary Neighbors

Remembering Dr. Ahmad Jaber, One Of Bay Ridge’s Greatest

He was a giant whose reputation preceded him, but his humility was unmatched.

Zainab Iqbal|December 10, 2020 @4:04 pmDecember 10, 2020 @4:04 pm
Extraordinary Neighbors

Remembering Dr. Ahmad Jaber, One Of Bay Ridge’s Greatest

He was a giant whose reputation preceded him, but his humility was unmatched.

Zainab Iqbal|December 10, 2020 @4:04 pmDecember 10, 2020 @4:04 pm
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