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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
12
Progressive Women For Antonio Reynoso

Progressive Women For Antonio Reynoso

Council Member Reynoso speaking at a press conference in Williamsburg a few years ago. (Photo: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Women leaders
2 min read
Nov
10
Angel Guardian Home: Dyker Heights Gets Its First Historic Landmark

Angel Guardian Home: Dyker Heights Gets Its First Historic Landmark

Angel Guardian Home. (Photo via Angel Guardian Home Facebook)DYKER HEIGHTS – The Angel Guardian Home, a century-old former orphanage,  has
2 min read
Nov
10
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Cement Car Driver In Bushwick

Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Cement Car Driver In Bushwick

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Nov
10
No Trash Or Recycling Collection, Nor Street Cleaning On Veterans Day

No Trash Or Recycling Collection, Nor Street Cleaning On Veterans Day

The American Flag. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day, a day that honors people who have served
1 min read
Nov
09
‘We Are No Longer Afraid’: Brooklyn Democrats Celebrate The End Of Trump Presidency

‘We Are No Longer Afraid’: Brooklyn Democrats Celebrate The End Of Trump Presidency

Grand Army Plaza on Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)After it was announced that Joe Biden will be
5 min read
Nov
06
In Other News: Frontline Workers Receive Nike Sneakers, Missing Neighbors & The BQE

In Other News: Frontline Workers Receive Nike Sneakers, Missing Neighbors & The BQE

Setting sun lights up Newkirk Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt’s been a crazy few days, hasn’t it? The election
3 min read
Nov
06
Marcy Houses Get A Modern Community Center

Marcy Houses Get A Modern Community Center

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Elected officials and local residents joined together for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to
3 min read
Nov
05
Today’s Brooklyn Briefing: Coronavirus, Elections & Schools

Today’s Brooklyn Briefing: Coronavirus, Elections & Schools

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)It’s a very anxious time in our country, in our borough, in our
3 min read
Nov
05
Disruptions To Service After Train Derails This Morning

Disruptions To Service After Train Derails This Morning

At the site of the minor derailment this morning. (Photo via Loudlabs)BARCLAYS CENTER- A train was derailed this morning
1 min read
Nov
04
Brooklyn’s Winners & Losers

Brooklyn’s Winners & Losers

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – With the exception of four people (three of them currently have fewer
9 min read