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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
04
Eric Adams To De Blasio: Restore Quarterly Opt-In For Blended Learning

Eric Adams To De Blasio: Restore Quarterly Opt-In For Blended Learning

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3 min read
Nov
03
I Still Believe In Our City: Campaign To Honor Asian & Pacific Islander And Black New Yorkers

I Still Believe In Our City: Campaign To Honor Asian & Pacific Islander And Black New Yorkers

The artwork at the Atlantic Avenue Subway Station. (Photo via NYCCHR)BARCLAYS CENTER – A new public art campaign launched today
3 min read
Nov
03
1987 Murder Conviction Overturned After Investigation

1987 Murder Conviction Overturned After Investigation

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2 min read
Nov
03
Election 2020: No Lines, Some Broken Scanners

Election 2020: No Lines, Some Broken Scanners

BROOKLYN – It’s the day of the 2020 election. There is a lot at stake and over 100 million Americans
2 min read
Nov
02
Tomorrow Is Election Day. Over 850,000 Eligible Brooklynites Are Yet To Vote

Tomorrow Is Election Day. Over 850,000 Eligible Brooklynites Are Yet To Vote

Early voting last week in Park Slope. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – Election day is tomorrow! If you
4 min read
Oct
30
One Day Left To Give Feedback On Citi Bike Phase 3 Expansion

One Day Left To Give Feedback On Citi Bike Phase 3 Expansion

Citi Bike. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – There is just one day left to give feedback on the Citi Bike
3 min read
Oct
30
Don’t Forget To Move Clock Back One Hour On Sunday

Don’t Forget To Move Clock Back One Hour On Sunday

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2 min read
Oct
29
Eight Years Since Hurricane Sandy And There’s Still More Work To Be Done

Eight Years Since Hurricane Sandy And There’s Still More Work To Be Done

A fallen tree in Bensonhurst after Hurricane Sandy hit the city. (Photo via Mike/Flickr Creative Commons) [https://flic.kr/
5 min read
Oct
29
Pedestrians Will Get A Few Seconds Headstart On The Corner Where 7-Year-Old Was Killed In Bath Beach

Pedestrians Will Get A Few Seconds Headstart On The Corner Where 7-Year-Old Was Killed In Bath Beach

The intersection where the LPI will be installed. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) BATH BEACH – Just one month after seven-year-old Sama
3 min read
Oct
29
This Week In Brooklyn: Early Voting, Flu Vaccines, Violence & Faith

This Week In Brooklyn: Early Voting, Flu Vaccines, Violence & Faith

Have you voted early? (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) BROOKLYN – Have you gotten your flu shots yet? You still
4 min read