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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
06
Intoxicated Driver Pleads Guilty After Killing One Driving On The Wrong Side Of Belt Parkway

Intoxicated Driver Pleads Guilty After Killing One Driving On The Wrong Side Of Belt Parkway

Aleh Sheipak via Brooklyn DA Office.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – In July of last year, a drunk Brooklyn man drove on the
2 min read
Jun
05
“Kill All Jews Now” “Israel” & “Mario Cuomo” Written On Mailbox In Bay Ridge

“Kill All Jews Now” “Israel” & “Mario Cuomo” Written On Mailbox In Bay Ridge

Photo via Office of Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis.UPDATE: The mailbox has been replaced with a brand new one. BAY RIDGE
3 min read
Jun
04
Eid Mubarak From Bklyner!

Eid Mubarak From Bklyner!

Eid 2019 Todd Maisel/ BklynerRamadan, the month of blessings [/ramadan-2019/], has come to an end. Today (and tomorrow depending on
3 min read
Jun
03
Hotel On Webster To Be Completed By 2021

Hotel On Webster To Be Completed By 2021

928 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The development at Coney Island and Webster Avenues is coming together.
1 min read
May
31
Ready For The Annual Chand Raat Mela To Celebrate Eid?

Ready For The Annual Chand Raat Mela To Celebrate Eid?

MIDWOOD – The month-long Ramadan [/ramadan-2019/] is soon coming to an end. That means it’s time for the annual Chand
1 min read
May
31
Anti-Semitic Incident At Jewish Children’s Museum

Anti-Semitic Incident At Jewish Children’s Museum

Photo: Mordechai LightstoneCROWN HEIGHTS – Another act of anti-Semitism. Last night, a note saying “Hitler is coming” was on a billboard
2 min read
May
24
P.S. 139 Community Rallies For Playground Repairs

P.S. 139 Community Rallies For Playground Repairs

A group of fifth graders hold a sign they made. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) DITMAS PARK – P.S. 139’s
4 min read
May
23
Bensonhurst CVS Shuts Down, Making Room For Blink Fitness

Bensonhurst CVS Shuts Down, Making Room For Blink Fitness

Coming to Bensonhurst soon.BENSONHURST – The CVS at 6502 18th Avenue that has been a neighborhood fixture for the last
1 min read
May
21
Second Dead Body Found In Water In Two Days

Second Dead Body Found In Water In Two Days

DYKER HEIGHTS – The fifth dead body in three months and the second this week was retrieved from the Brooklyn waterfront
1 min read
May
20
“We Love Hitler”– Another Anti-Semitic Incident In Boro Park

“We Love Hitler”– Another Anti-Semitic Incident In Boro Park

There has been an 82 percent increase in anti-Semitic attacks since last year. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BORO PARK – It’
2 min read