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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
Aug
24
Schools To Use Parks & Streets For Outdoor Learning

Schools To Use Parks & Streets For Outdoor Learning

BROOKLYN –  Schools are now able to use parks and streets as part of a new ‘Outdoor Learning’ initiative unveiled this
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Aug
20
Ditmas Park Bubble – A New Event Space Opens Catering To Pandemic Needs

Ditmas Park Bubble – A New Event Space Opens Catering To Pandemic Needs

Ditmas Park Bubble is a new event space in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – As thousands of
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Aug
18
Other News In Brooklyn: Love During A Pandemic, Ringing Bells & A Rat Infestation

Other News In Brooklyn: Love During A Pandemic, Ringing Bells & A Rat Infestation

COVID-19 testing outreach workers in Sunset Park. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy Tuesday! 100 years ago today, the
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Aug
18
Early Morning Car Crash On Ocean Avenue & Beverly Leaves Two Injured

Early Morning Car Crash On Ocean Avenue & Beverly Leaves Two Injured

A torn up car after the crash on Ocean Avenue and Beverly Road. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – An early
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Aug
17
District 13 Principals To DOE: Delay The Re-Opening Of Schools

District 13 Principals To DOE: Delay The Re-Opening Of Schools

Photo by Feliphe Schiarolli [https://unsplash.com/@flpschi?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Aug
17
Three Fatal Shootings In Three Days

Three Fatal Shootings In Three Days

There have been three murders in the last three days in Brooklyn – two at Parkside, and one in East Flatbush.
3 min read
Aug
13
Little Pakistan Will Celebrate Pakistan Independence Day With A Cultural Caravan On Sunday

Little Pakistan Will Celebrate Pakistan Independence Day With A Cultural Caravan On Sunday

Before the pandemic, thousands of people would gather on Coney Island Avenue to celebrate Pakistan’s independence in August. (Photo
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Aug
12
Cab Driver Allegedly Rapes 12-Year-Old Girl In The Back Of His Car

Cab Driver Allegedly Rapes 12-Year-Old Girl In The Back Of His Car

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Aug
12
Two More Murders In Brooklyn Last Night

Two More Murders In Brooklyn Last Night

BROOKLYN – Two fatal shootings last night/this morning took place just hours apart – one in Sheepshead Bay and one in
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Aug
10
Elderly Asian Woman Was Lit On Fire In Bensonhurst, Not A Hate Crime?

Elderly Asian Woman Was Lit On Fire In Bensonhurst, Not A Hate Crime?

Treyger speaking at the press conference this afternoon. (Photo via Treyger’s office)BENSONHURST – Following months of hateful harassment of
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