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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
Jul
05
New Jersey Motorcyclist Dead After Collision On The BQE

New Jersey Motorcyclist Dead After Collision On The BQE

BQE and Brooklyn Heights Promenade (Photo: Nathan Haselby)BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY – A New Jersey man is dead after being thrown
1 min read
Jul
03
Fourth Of July Road Closures In Brooklyn

Fourth Of July Road Closures In Brooklyn

Fireworks in Coney Island (Photo by reader Warren Tang)BROOKLYN – Happy almost Fourth of July! With fireworks come many, many
2 min read
Jul
03
‘Max Rose—Do Your Job, Close The Camps’

‘Max Rose—Do Your Job, Close The Camps’

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBAY RIDGE – People across the nation gathered in their neighborhoods to protest against the border camps on
6 min read
Jul
02
Victim In May Shooting Has Died From Injuries

Victim In May Shooting Has Died From Injuries

EAST NEW YORK – One of two people injured from a shooting in May has died. Cops have now deemed the
2 min read
Jul
01
UPDATE: Bushwick Artist Killed By Truck While Cycling

UPDATE: Bushwick Artist Killed By Truck While Cycling

Photo: Todd Maisel/BklynerUPDATE: Cops have identified the slain cyclist as 28-year-old Devra Freelander. She was an artist from Bushwick.
2 min read
Jul
01
Pedestrian Killed In Flatlands At A Marked Crosswalk

Pedestrian Killed In Flatlands At A Marked Crosswalk

FLATLANDS – Another pedestrian was killed by a driver. This time, a 33-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle last week.
1 min read
Jul
01
UPDATE: Sunset Park Man Found Dead In His Bed, Suspect Arrested

UPDATE: Sunset Park Man Found Dead In His Bed, Suspect Arrested

Photo: BklynerUPDATE: Cops arrested 41-year-old Sam Chen on July 4th. He was charged with Murder and Criminal Possession of a
1 min read
Jun
28
SCOTUS Blocks Citizenship Question On Census

SCOTUS Blocks Citizenship Question On Census

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided to currently block a question on the
4 min read
Jun
28
Another Cyclist Killed By A Driver In Brownsville

Another Cyclist Killed By A Driver In Brownsville

Photo: Todd Maisel/BklynerBROWNSVILLE – Ernest Askew, a cyclist, was killed in Brooklyn last night after being struck by a vehicle.
2 min read
Jun
27
With Accessible Subway Station Comes 3 Weeks Of Last Minute Road Closures

With Accessible Subway Station Comes 3 Weeks Of Last Minute Road Closures

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitSUNSET PARK – The 59th Street Subway Station is finally going to have
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