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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
Nov
23
Six People Injured, One Dead At Sweet 16 Party Shooting In Bed Stuy

Six People Injured, One Dead At Sweet 16 Party Shooting In Bed Stuy

A victim being escorted into an ambulance following the fatal shooting last light. (Photo via Loudlabs)BED STUY – Six teenagers
2 min read
Nov
20
Brooklyn Native Dianne Morales Launches Campaign For Mayor

Brooklyn Native Dianne Morales Launches Campaign For Mayor

Dianne Morales. (Photo via Morales’s campaign)Dianne Morales, an Afro-Latina woman and a Brooklyn native, officially launched her campaign
4 min read
Nov
20
Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)Con Edison is facing $25 million in penalties and
2 min read
Nov
18
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Formally Announces Run For Mayor

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Formally Announces Run For Mayor

Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Eric Adams, who has served as Brooklyn’s Borough President since 2014, formally
3 min read
Nov
16
Q&A With Curtis Harris On His Run For City Council District 35

Q&A With Curtis Harris On His Run For City Council District 35

Curtis Harris. (Photo via Harris)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for
6 min read
Nov
16
22-Year-Old Cyclist Struck By SUV Driver Dies From Injuries

22-Year-Old Cyclist Struck By SUV Driver Dies From Injuries

Photo: Paul Stremple/BklynerCYPRESS HILLS – A 22-year-old cyclist is dead after a driver in an SUV struck him earlier this
1 min read
Nov
16
Sunset Park Resident Pinned Between Dump Trucks And Killed

Sunset Park Resident Pinned Between Dump Trucks And Killed

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Nov
13
Q&A With Khari Edwards On His Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Q&A With Khari Edwards On His Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Khari Edwards. (Photo via Edwards)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat
5 min read
Nov
12
Q&A With Pearlene Fields On Her Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Q&A With Pearlene Fields On Her Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Pearlene Fields. (Photo via Fields)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat
6 min read
Nov
12
Four Men Indicted In Gun Trafficking Ring

Four Men Indicted In Gun Trafficking Ring

At the press conference this morning. (Photo via DA’s office)Four men, including an MTA subway conductor, were indicted
3 min read