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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
Apr
14
Briefing 4/14: 90 Residents Dead In 2 Nursing Homes, Trader Joe’s To Temporarily Close

Briefing 4/14: 90 Residents Dead In 2 Nursing Homes, Trader Joe’s To Temporarily Close

After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook yesterday. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Good morning! Coronavirus numbers
2 min read
Apr
13
Yemeni Bodega Workers Get Help Through #NYCMaskMission

Yemeni Bodega Workers Get Help Through #NYCMaskMission

Taken from YAMA’s video about their mission.BAY RIDGE – The Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA) [https://www.yamausa.org/
3 min read
Apr
13
Briefing 4/13: Boro Park Firehouse With 11 Firefighters Testing Positive, Face Coverings Mandated, Giving Birth

Briefing 4/13: Boro Park Firehouse With 11 Firefighters Testing Positive, Face Coverings Mandated, Giving Birth

At 7 p.m. every day, neighbors applaud and honor out health workers. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy
2 min read
Apr
10
Distance Learning For Children From Non-English Backgrounds Isn’t So Easy

Distance Learning For Children From Non-English Backgrounds Isn’t So Easy

Erica Wilde waving to her student before dropping off the books. (Photo via Wilde, with permission)BROOKLYN – The coronavirus pandemic
4 min read
Apr
10
Briefing 4/10: More Deaths In Our Community, Bodies Left In Nursing Home, SYEP Canceled

Briefing 4/10: More Deaths In Our Community, Bodies Left In Nursing Home, SYEP Canceled

A cloudy sky this morning. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Friday! There’s still a coronavirus pandemic so please stay
2 min read
Apr
09
Council Member Treyger Calls For Paid Sick Leave For Private & Public Employees Who Can’t Get COVID-19 Tests

Council Member Treyger Calls For Paid Sick Leave For Private & Public Employees Who Can’t Get COVID-19 Tests

Mark Treyger. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Council Member Mark Treyger is calling on the City to provide public and
2 min read
Apr
09
No, There Is No Mass Burial On Randall’s Island.

No, There Is No Mass Burial On Randall’s Island.

A grave being dug at a cemetery in New Jersey. (Photo: Ahmed Ali, used with permission)SUNSET PARK – A funeral
6 min read
Apr
09
Briefing 4/9: Free Mindfulness Content, Resource Pages, Packed Courthouse

Briefing 4/9: Free Mindfulness Content, Resource Pages, Packed Courthouse

Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Good morning! Coronavirus numbers keep going up, so please continue staying at home! * As
2 min read
Apr
08
Briefing 4/8: Remembering Our Neighbors, DOH Develops Test, Speeding Cars

Briefing 4/8: Remembering Our Neighbors, DOH Develops Test, Speeding Cars

The Brooklyn Navy Yard where local companies are manufacturing thousands of protective hospital gowns to supply the city’s healthcare
2 min read
Apr
07
Dr. Lucy Pontrelli Is Helping Fight The Coronavirus Through Telemedicine

Dr. Lucy Pontrelli Is Helping Fight The Coronavirus Through Telemedicine

Dr. Lucy PontrelliCROWN HEIGHTS – Dr. Lucy Pontrelli, 55, has been a doctor for 25 years. Currently, she works in private
3 min read