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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
Aug
05
Sunset Park Man Who ‘Callously Executed’ Victim Faces 25 Years To Life In Prison

Sunset Park Man Who ‘Callously Executed’ Victim Faces 25 Years To Life In Prison

Supreme Court. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK – Back in July, Bklyner reported that cops found a man dead in
1 min read
Aug
05
Underground Cat Does Not Want To Be Rescued

Underground Cat Does Not Want To Be Rescued

EAST WILLIAMSBURG – The NYPD attempted to rescue a cat reportedly stuck inside a manhole. Un-furr-tunately, the cat could not be
1 min read
Aug
05
An Elderly Man and Young Girl Go Missing

An Elderly Man and Young Girl Go Missing

BUSHWICK/BENSONHURST – Cops need help searching for an elderly man and a young girl who have both gone missing in
1 min read
Aug
02
Muslims Will Celebrate Eid Next Sunday, August 11

Muslims Will Celebrate Eid Next Sunday, August 11

Eid Al Fitr 2019. (Photo: Todd Maisel/ Bklyner)For Muslims, these next ten days are the most blessed ten days.
2 min read
Aug
02
How Long To Clean Up A Garbage-Infested Alleyway?

How Long To Clean Up A Garbage-Infested Alleyway?

Before and after. (Photos: Mr. A)DITMAS PARK – Garbage, mice, and horrible smells took over a small alleyway between two
5 min read
Aug
01
One Man Dead, One Charged With DWI After Speeding Van Crashes Into Construction Vehicle

One Man Dead, One Charged With DWI After Speeding Van Crashes Into Construction Vehicle

EAST NEW YORK – One man is dead after a speeding van operated by an intoxicated driver crashed into a parked
1 min read
Aug
01
Massive Sinkhole Almost Swallows Car In Bushwick

Massive Sinkhole Almost Swallows Car In Bushwick

Photo via Mario Kaiser.BUSHWICK – A massive sinkhole took over a street and almost swallowed a vehicle and its passengers
1 min read
Aug
01
Jaleesa Rudder Has Lupus And Needs A New Kidney – Can You Help?

Jaleesa Rudder Has Lupus And Needs A New Kidney – Can You Help?

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – On Christmas Eve in 2006, when Jaleesa Rudder was just 14-years-old, she went to the emergency
4 min read
Jul
31
Em Samolewicz Was A Gentle Spirit, Killed While Bicycling

Em Samolewicz Was A Gentle Spirit, Killed While Bicycling

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSUNSET PARK – Em Samolewicz, 30, was an artist and a yogi. Her friends and colleagues describe her
6 min read
Jul
30
Pakistani Independence Day Mela Is Back After Being Canceled Last Year

Pakistani Independence Day Mela Is Back After Being Canceled Last Year

Photo: BklynerLITTLE PAKISTAN – After neighborhood drama canceled it last year, the annual Pakistani Independence Day mela is back. The 2019
2 min read