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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
08
Labor Day Weekend: Murders, Shootings, Injured Cyclist & Body Wrapped In Tarp

Labor Day Weekend: Murders, Shootings, Injured Cyclist & Body Wrapped In Tarp

BROOKLYN – Several crimes took place over Labor Day Weekend throughout the borough, including murders, shootings, a hit & run, and
3 min read
Sep
08
Sarah Pitts, A Prosecutor From Brooklyn, Was Killed In Bike Crash

Sarah Pitts, A Prosecutor From Brooklyn, Was Killed In Bike Crash

Sarah Pitts. (Photo via Brooklyn DA office)WILLIAMSBURG – Sarah Pitts, 35, a senior assistant district attorney at Brooklyn District Attorney
1 min read
Sep
02
Vote In Or Out: A Homegrown Platform For Well Informed Voters

Vote In Or Out: A Homegrown Platform For Well Informed Voters

Some of the Vote In or Out members with former Senator Hillary Clinton in 2019. (Photo via Vote In Or
4 min read
Sep
02
Shootings More Than Double in Brooklyn, With Six More Shootings, One Death Last Night

Shootings More Than Double in Brooklyn, With Six More Shootings, One Death Last Night

The site of the fatal shooting early this morning on Howard Avenue. (Photo: Adam Balhetchet/ Loudlabs)BROOKLYN – Six shootings took
2 min read
Sep
01
NYC School Re-Opening Pushed Back Ten Days

NYC School Re-Opening Pushed Back Ten Days

NYC school re-opening has been delayed by ten days, as part of the deal with the teachers’ union to prevent
2 min read
Aug
31
Other Brooklyn News This Monday: Slumlords, Community Boards, Infection Rates & More

Other Brooklyn News This Monday: Slumlords, Community Boards, Infection Rates & More

Late summer fruit in Midwood. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Monday! Today is the last day of August. Labor Day
3 min read
Aug
26
Isaiah Benloss Is Fighting For His Life After Being Injured In Car Crash

Isaiah Benloss Is Fighting For His Life After Being Injured In Car Crash

Isaiah Benloss. (Photo via his family)FLATBUSH – Isaiah Benloss, 18, was in a Lyft car coming back home to his
6 min read
Aug
26
An Update On The $420 Per Public School Student Food Benefit – Just Over 50% Have Received It

An Update On The $420 Per Public School Student Food Benefit – Just Over 50% Have Received It

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.BROOKLYN – Three months ago, it was announced that through a federal relief effort, the
2 min read
Aug
25
Anayat’s Halal Grill: A New Take-Out Place In Bath Beach

Anayat’s Halal Grill: A New Take-Out Place In Bath Beach

Anayat’s Halal Grill is located at 2238 Bath Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BATH BEACH – Anayat’s Halal Grill
3 min read
Aug
24
Other News In Brooklyn: Wedding At The BLM Mural & Marching For The Dead

Other News In Brooklyn: Wedding At The BLM Mural & Marching For The Dead

City officials encouraged neighbors to get tested in Sunset Park last week. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)Happy Monday!
2 min read