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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
Oct
29
Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Hurricane Sandy.Hurricane Sandy slammed into Brooklyn in 2012. It caused 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation. [http:
4 min read
Oct
29
Another Stabbing In Brooklyn. This Time, In Boro Park.

Another Stabbing In Brooklyn. This Time, In Boro Park.

18th Avenue at McDonald AveBORO PARK – Stabbing seems like the way to go in Brooklyn, as another one took place
1 min read
Oct
28
Another Family Has Been Reunited Under The Muslim Ban

Another Family Has Been Reunited Under The Muslim Ban

Abdul Latif with Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez speaking to his family on FaceTime. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – Nearly three
3 min read
Oct
18
Doctor’s Row Designated As Bay Ridge’s First Historic District

Doctor’s Row Designated As Bay Ridge’s First Historic District

Doctor’s Row. (Photo via LPC)UPDATE: It’s now official. While Doctors’ Row became a Historic District on June
3 min read
Oct
01
Muslim Woman Waiting 58 Months For Oath Ceremony That Was Scheduled And Then Canceled For Reasons Unknown

Muslim Woman Waiting 58 Months For Oath Ceremony That Was Scheduled And Then Canceled For Reasons Unknown

At an oath ceremony in Canarsie in June. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – A Brooklyn woman has been waiting
4 min read
Oct
01
New Study By Comptroller Stringer Shows Spike In Retail Vacancies

New Study By Comptroller Stringer Shows Spike In Retail Vacancies

Vacant storefronts on 86th Street in Bay Ridge, February 28, 2019. (Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A new study by
4 min read
Sep
30
Two-Month-Old Baby Killed By Dad

Two-Month-Old Baby Killed By Dad

BUSHWICK – Police say they have arrested a father who smothered his two-month-old baby to death last week. On Friday, September
1 min read
Sep
27
Cops Release Photos In Park Slope Attempted Rapes

Cops Release Photos In Park Slope Attempted Rapes

PARK SLOPE – Cops are still searching for the individuals who attempted to rape two women earlier this month. They have
2 min read
Sep
27
Driver Charged With Murder & Reckless Endangerment For Killing Cyclist

Driver Charged With Murder & Reckless Endangerment For Killing Cyclist

BUSHWICK – The 41-year-old driver that killed a cyclist earlier this month was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree reckless endangerment
1 min read
Sep
26
Farhad Muhammad Believes In Giving Back To The Modern Ummah

Farhad Muhammad Believes In Giving Back To The Modern Ummah

Farhad Muhammad wearing one of his signature Modern Ummah hoodies. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)LITTLE PAKISTAN – Farhad Muhammad is a
3 min read