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Zainab Iqbal

Zainab Iqbal

Zainab is a staff reporter at Bklyner who sometimes writes poetry in her free time || zainab@bklyner.com
Sep
25
This Week In Brooklyn: COVID Numbers & Justice For Breonna Taylor

This Week In Brooklyn: COVID Numbers & Justice For Breonna Taylor

Don’t forget to fill out your census! (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – It’s finally Friday! There’
4 min read
Sep
25
Outdoor Dining To Continue Indefinitely

Outdoor Dining To Continue Indefinitely

Outdoor dining on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. (Photo: Ellie Plass/Bklyner)Outdoor dining will now a permanent fixture in
2 min read
Sep
24
Challenges Of Certifying & Expanding Halal Lunches In NYC Public Schools

Challenges Of Certifying & Expanding Halal Lunches In NYC Public Schools

A meal hub in NYC. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – Two years ago, the city launched a halal
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Sep
24
Antonio Reynoso Endorsed By Jumaane Williams, Julia Salazar For Borough President Run

Antonio Reynoso Endorsed By Jumaane Williams, Julia Salazar For Borough President Run

Council Member Reynoso speaking at a press conference in Williamsburg a few years ago. (Photo: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – The
3 min read
Sep
24
Two Yeshivas Shut Down Amid Coronavirus Spike In Southern Brooklyn

Two Yeshivas Shut Down Amid Coronavirus Spike In Southern Brooklyn

SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Two yeshivas have been ordered to shut down by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
2 min read
Sep
23
Mayor to Furlough 9,000 City Employees

Mayor to Furlough 9,000 City Employees

De Blasio at the press conference this morning when he announced the furloughs. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Over
2 min read
Sep
23
Wednesday Crime Blotter: Burglaries, Burglaries, Burglaries

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Burglaries, Burglaries, Burglaries

BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Cops are looking for the man who allegedly sexually harassed a woman as she was walking her child.
4 min read
Sep
22
Just 9 Days To Submit The 2020 Census!

Just 9 Days To Submit The 2020 Census!

BROOKLYN – There are exactly nine days left to submit the 2020 census! Have you filled yours out yet? Brooklyn is
2 min read
Sep
22
Brooklyn Municipal Building To Be Named After RBG

Brooklyn Municipal Building To Be Named After RBG

The Brooklyn Municipal Building is located at Black Lives Matter Blvd. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Four days after
2 min read
Sep
21
The Weekend In Brooklyn: Remembering RBG, A New Street Mural That Was Soon Erased & More

The Weekend In Brooklyn: Remembering RBG, A New Street Mural That Was Soon Erased & More

Someone carrying a tote with RBG on it. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Last Friday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
3 min read