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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
26
Student Sexually Assaulted Inside Kingsborough Community College Bathroom

Student Sexually Assaulted Inside Kingsborough Community College Bathroom

Kingsborough Community College Library. Photo courtesy of Jessica Sheridan via Flickr.MANHATTAN BEACH — A student was sexually assaulted inside the
2 min read
Nov
25
Affected by Massive Water Main Break in Sunset Park this Weekend? File a Claim!

Affected by Massive Water Main Break in Sunset Park this Weekend? File a Claim!

Photo: LoudlabsSUNSET PARK – A rainy Sunday brought even more water after water gushed out of a broken main and flooded
2 min read
Nov
25
National Grid Finally Lifts Gas Embargo and Will Pay $36 Million in Fines

National Grid Finally Lifts Gas Embargo and Will Pay $36 Million in Fines

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAfter months of denying gas to new customers and holding them hostage, the National Grid moratorium has
4 min read
Nov
25
One-Year-Old Baby Boy Murdered in Prospect Lefferts Garden

One-Year-Old Baby Boy Murdered in Prospect Lefferts Garden

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerPROSPECTS LEFFERTS GARDEN – A one-year-old is dead and police have labeled it a homicide. Last week on
1 min read
Nov
21
Cops Looking for Three Suspects in Connection with Williamsburg Murder

Cops Looking for Three Suspects in Connection with Williamsburg Murder

WILLIAMSBURG — Cops need help searching for three men they believe are connected to the murder of a Williamsburg man earlier
1 min read
Nov
21
55-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Brownsville

55-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Brownsville

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROWNSVILLE – Another pedestrian is dead after being struck by a driver while attempting to cross the middle
1 min read
Nov
20
FBI Arrests Doctor Who Had Sex with 14-Year-Old Boy

FBI Arrests Doctor Who Had Sex with 14-Year-Old Boy

Dr. Aaron Weinreb. (Photo via NY Community Hospital)SUNSET PARK – The director of gynecology at a local hospital was arrested
4 min read
Nov
20
Masked Man Steals $170k from a Locked Safe in Midwood

Masked Man Steals $170k from a Locked Safe in Midwood

MIDWOOD — Cops are looking for a masked man that entered a brokerage, forcibly unlocked a safe, and stole $170,000
1 min read
Nov
19
Uptick in Bay Ridge Crimes Is Blamed on New Bail Reforms and Anti-Police Rhetoric

Uptick in Bay Ridge Crimes Is Blamed on New Bail Reforms and Anti-Police Rhetoric

Nicole Malliotakis. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE — Over the weekend, over three dozen residents woke up to their vehicles
6 min read
Nov
18
Brooklyn’s Largest Park in Desperate Need of Renovations Finally Secures Money

Brooklyn’s Largest Park in Desperate Need of Renovations Finally Secures Money

Andrew Gounardes presents a check. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MARINE PARK – The city, the state, and the borough have all
3 min read