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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
Jun
14
37 Brooklynites Become U.S Citizens On Flag Day At Wyckoff House

37 Brooklynites Become U.S Citizens On Flag Day At Wyckoff House

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCANARSIE – Today is Flag Day, and the day 37 Brooklynites became new American citizens at the Wyckoff
5 min read
Jun
13
Man Shot And Killed At Classic Deli

Man Shot And Killed At Classic Deli

125 Kingston Avenue. vi Google streetview.CROWN HEIGHTS – Yesterday evening, June 12 at around 7:30 p.m., a 48-year-old
1 min read
Jun
13
Man Who Murdered Livery Cab Driver In 2015 Sentenced To 25 Years To Life

Man Who Murdered Livery Cab Driver In 2015 Sentenced To 25 Years To Life

BED STUY – In 2015, a livery cab driver was shot and killed inside his car by a man who attempted
1 min read
Jun
12
Profile: TransAlt Tom DeVito On Street Design And Advocacy As Therapy

Profile: TransAlt Tom DeVito On Street Design And Advocacy As Therapy

Thomas and Lennie. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)COBBLE HILL – The first thing one notices when approaching Thomas DeVito is a
6 min read
Jun
11
Did Archibald Promise You A Green Card?

Did Archibald Promise You A Green Card?

Supreme Court Liena Zagare/BklynerCANARSIE – A man has been charged with allegedly stealing $8,520 from three undocumented immigrants who
1 min read
Jun
11
A Drunk Driver Kills Canarsie Man On E-Bike

A Drunk Driver Kills Canarsie Man On E-Bike

Ave D and 105th Street. (Photo via Google Maps)CANARSIE – A 29-year-old man on an E-Bike is dead after a
1 min read
Jun
11
Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month At Ave C Plaza

Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month At Ave C Plaza

Brooklynites celebrating Bengali New Year at the Ave C Plaza. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The popular Ave C Plaza
2 min read
Jun
10
In Southern Brooklyn, “Traffic Violence Is An Epidemic”

In Southern Brooklyn, “Traffic Violence Is An Epidemic”

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDYKER HEIGHTS – After the vicinity of 10th and 11th Avenues from 65th to 85th Streets saw three
6 min read
Jun
07
Traffic Light To Be Installed At Intersection Where Boy On Scooter Was Killed

Traffic Light To Be Installed At Intersection Where Boy On Scooter Was Killed

The intersection where Elnur was killed. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BATH BEACH – Just last month, three-year-old Emur Shavkator was riding
4 min read
Jun
07
It’s 2019 & Some People Don’t Want Drag Queens Reading To Kids

It’s 2019 & Some People Don’t Want Drag Queens Reading To Kids

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGERRITSEN BEACH – “Drag queens are robbing children of their innocence,” people shouted outside the Gerritsen Beach Brooklyn
6 min read