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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
Jul
09
Briefing 7/9: Tropical Storm Fay, Catholic Schools To Shut Down, Cooling Centers To Open & More

Briefing 7/9: Tropical Storm Fay, Catholic Schools To Shut Down, Cooling Centers To Open & More

Photo by Erica Price/BklynerIt’s Thursday! The sky is blue, the sun is shining, and it is HOT outside.
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Jul
09
How 25 People Served 426 Years In Prison For Crimes They Did Not Commit

How 25 People Served 426 Years In Prison For Crimes They Did Not Commit

Photo by Bill Oxford on UnsplashBROOKLYN – “Brian and I were born just one year apart and raised in Brooklyn by
4 min read
Jul
08
Briefing 7/8: Southern Brooklyn Food Giveaway, Testing Day Of Action & More

Briefing 7/8: Southern Brooklyn Food Giveaway, Testing Day Of Action & More

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. (Photo by Erica Price/Bklyner)It’s Wednesday! Some days it is rainy and
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Jul
08
NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC public schools are planning on reopening on a part-time basis in the
4 min read
Jul
08
64-Year-Old Man Found Dead With Trauma To His Body

64-Year-Old Man Found Dead With Trauma To His Body

EAST NY – During a wellness check, cops found a 64-year-old man dead with trauma to his body. On Tuesday, July
1 min read
Jul
07
Briefing 7/7: Local Pol Testing Positive For Coronavirus, More Outdoor Dining & Flooded Basements

Briefing 7/7: Local Pol Testing Positive For Coronavirus, More Outdoor Dining & Flooded Basements

For David, who is in nursing school, this will be his last year as a lifeguard in Coney Island. (Photo:
2 min read
Jul
07
NYC To Expand Internet For Low-Income Families

NYC To Expand Internet For Low-Income Families

The internet. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – In a time where New Yorkers need access to the internet more than
3 min read
Jul
07
Man Found Dead Inside His Bathroom Last Night

Man Found Dead Inside His Bathroom Last Night

BROWNSVILLE – A 27-year-old man was found dead inside his bathroom last night. On Monday, July 6 at around 7:30
Jul
06
Briefing 7/6: Phase 3 Reopening, Paying Tribute To Essential Workers & More

Briefing 7/6: Phase 3 Reopening, Paying Tribute To Essential Workers & More

First day of Lifeguards on duty at NYC beaches during NYC’s phase 2 re-opening during the coronavirus pandemic, on
2 min read
Jul
06
Remembering Humayun Butt Of Brighton Beach

Remembering Humayun Butt Of Brighton Beach

Humayun Butt. (Photo via his family)BRIGHTON BEACH – Humayun Butt was a dad to four children. He was a grandpa
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