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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
18
Man Shot to Death this Weekend in Bed-Stuy

Man Shot to Death this Weekend in Bed-Stuy

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBEDFORD STUYVESANT – Cops are searching for the suspect responsible for fatally shooting a man over the weekend.
1 min read
Nov
18
Brooklyn Cop Killed in Car Crash After Racing Vehicle on the FDR

Brooklyn Cop Killed in Car Crash After Racing Vehicle on the FDR

Officer Garman Chen died after his vehicle crashed at a barrier on the FDR Drive. (Photo via NYPD)CARROLL GARDENS
1 min read
Nov
15
Lindsey Boylan Is Running for Congress in the 10th Congressional District

Lindsey Boylan Is Running for Congress in the 10th Congressional District

Lindsey Boylan. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/BORO PARK – The 10 Congressional District, which encompasses the Upper West Side in
5 min read
Nov
14
18-Year-Old Arrested For Throwing Eggs At Synagogue

18-Year-Old Arrested For Throwing Eggs At Synagogue

BORO PARK/KENSINGTON – The person who cops suspect threw eggs both at a synagogue and at a woman over the
2 min read
Nov
13
‘You Will Sit In The Cafeteria And Watch All The Kids Eat While You Are Fasting’ Lunch Aide Tells Muslim Boy

‘You Will Sit In The Cafeteria And Watch All The Kids Eat While You Are Fasting’ Lunch Aide Tells Muslim Boy

Young men in a mosque. (Photo: Rifky Nur Setyadi on Unsplash)BAY RIDGE – A Muslim family, along with Council on
4 min read
Nov
13
Delivery Man Kicked in Face and Robbed in Ditmas Park

Delivery Man Kicked in Face and Robbed in Ditmas Park

DITMAS PARK — A 60-year-old delivery man was attacked and robbed while delivering food last week. On Tuesday, November 5 at
1 min read
Nov
12
Homeless Man Dies Under A Red Blanket In Boro Park

Homeless Man Dies Under A Red Blanket In Boro Park

Alexander Rapaport placing a candle on the site of the man’s death. (Photo via Rapaport)BORO PARK – A homeless
2 min read
Nov
12
The Saddest Walking Tour Of Kensington Highlights Fatal Crashes

The Saddest Walking Tour Of Kensington Highlights Fatal Crashes

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerKENSINGTON – Over a dozen neighbors gathered at the corner of Church Avenue and East 4th Street to
6 min read
Nov
11
Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Elsa, the woman that was cuffed for selling churros, speaking at the rally. (Photo: Lloyd Mitchell)CYPRESS HILLS – A woman
4 min read
Nov
11
13-Year-Old Boy Who Didn’t Make It Home From School Is Still Missing

13-Year-Old Boy Who Didn’t Make It Home From School Is Still Missing

PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – A 13-year-old boy, Ade Prince, was on his way home from school earlier this month. He never
1 min read