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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
Dec
11
Man Shot and Killed in Coney Island Last Night

Man Shot and Killed in Coney Island Last Night

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND — A man is dead after being shot in a hallway just after midnight. On Wednesday,
1 min read
Dec
10
Williamsburg Top Neighborhood to Watch for in 2020, StreetEasy Says

Williamsburg Top Neighborhood to Watch for in 2020, StreetEasy Says

One South towers over Williamsburg. Liena Zagare/Bklyner.Six Brooklyn neighborhoods made it to the top 10 NYC neighborhoods to
3 min read
Dec
10
Arrest Finally Made for 2008 Murder of Brooklyn Cabbie

Arrest Finally Made for 2008 Murder of Brooklyn Cabbie

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND — Eleven years later, a man has been arrested for the murder of a livery cab
2 min read
Dec
10
Woman Sexually Assaulted in Sunset Park. Have you seen the Suspect?

Woman Sexually Assaulted in Sunset Park. Have you seen the Suspect?

Photo via NYPD.SUNSET PARK — Cops need help searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman over the weekend.
1 min read
Dec
09
Rezonings Underestimated Development and Displacement in both Williamsburg and Park Slope, Study Shows

Rezonings Underestimated Development and Displacement in both Williamsburg and Park Slope, Study Shows

Construction at Greenpoint Landing continues apace, with a second tower rising next to One Blue Slip. Paul Stremple/Bklyner.WILLIAMSBURG/
7 min read
Dec
09
Drunk Cop Charged with Manslaughter After Fatal Car Crash

Drunk Cop Charged with Manslaughter After Fatal Car Crash

Photo of the crash scene. Photo via Loudlabs.EAST FLATBUSH — A fatal car crash over the weekend left one woman
1 min read
Dec
09
Two Women Struck by Train at Broadway Junction, One Dead

Two Women Struck by Train at Broadway Junction, One Dead

The A train yesterday. (Photo via Loudlabs)CYPRESS HILLS — Two women were struck by a train. One died and the
1 min read
Dec
05
Woman Shot in Chest After Bullet Goes Through Second Floor Window

Woman Shot in Chest After Bullet Goes Through Second Floor Window

The scene of the incident. (Photo via Loudlabs)EAST FLATBUSH — A woman was shot in the chest last night as
1 min read
Dec
05
Brooklyn Tech Evacuated for Bomb Threat

Brooklyn Tech Evacuated for Bomb Threat

Brooklyn Tech High School. Photo by Ajay Suresh/Flickr Creative Commons.FORT GREENE — Brooklyn Technical High School was evacuated this
2 min read
Dec
05
Teens Throw Rocks at Jewish School Buses in Crown Heights

Teens Throw Rocks at Jewish School Buses in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS — Cops are looking for three teenagers who allegedly threw rocks at passing school buses transporting children from the
2 min read