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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
Apr
12
Highway 2 Flag At Half-Staff To Respect Cop That Was Killed On Way To Work

Highway 2 Flag At Half-Staff To Respect Cop That Was Killed On Way To Work

Photo: Todd Maisel/BklynerBELT PARKWAY – The flag at Highway 2 on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was lowered to half-staff after
1 min read
Apr
10
Displaced Tenants Of Sunset Park Fire Still Need Your Help

Displaced Tenants Of Sunset Park Fire Still Need Your Help

Photo: Todd MaiselSUNSET PARK – A week after the Sunset Park fire that displaced over 100 residents, the community is still
2 min read
Apr
05
67-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run

67-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run

Photo: Loudlabs NYCFLATBUSH – A 67-year-old woman was killed by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer as she was crossing the street. The driver
1 min read
Apr
04
How To Help Displaced Residents Of Sunset Park Fire

How To Help Displaced Residents Of Sunset Park Fire

A six-alarm fire ripped through 702 44th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn this evening, injuring several civilians and firefighters. Hundreds
1 min read
Mar
28
“Go Home”: Councilman’s Supporters Rally Against Palestinian Cause

“Go Home”: Councilman’s Supporters Rally Against Palestinian Cause

Some of the crowd. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)BORO PARK – A protest against Council Member Kalman Yeger’s “Palestine doesn’t
4 min read
Mar
26
Mom Of Toddler Hit By Car Demands Answers

Mom Of Toddler Hit By Car Demands Answers

Jean Jacques. (Photo via Mansfield)BENSONHURST/GRAVESEND – Stephanie Mansfield has three kids; a six-year-old, a four-year-old, and a three-year-old. Last
3 min read
Mar
26
Cops Release Photo Of Suspect That Assaulted A Muslim Woman

Cops Release Photo Of Suspect That Assaulted A Muslim Woman

MIDWOOD – The NYPD has released a photo and video of the man believed to have assaulted a Muslim woman last
1 min read
Mar
25
Polar Bear Plunge Donates $60,000 To Nine Coney Island Groups

Polar Bear Plunge Donates $60,000 To Nine Coney Island Groups

Photo: John Delaney/WCSCONEY ISLAND – The Polar Bear Plunge has come and gone and now so have the $60,000
2 min read
Mar
22
A Toddler Was Hit By A Car in Bensonhurst. At First, The NYPD Said It Didn’t Happen.

A Toddler Was Hit By A Car in Bensonhurst. At First, The NYPD Said It Didn’t Happen.

A different car making the same turn that caused a toddler and a woman to get struck by a car.
3 min read
Mar
19
The Pakistani Community Refuses To Stay Silent

The Pakistani Community Refuses To Stay Silent

Umber Nisar (middle) speaks about what happened to her. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Umber Nisar, the Muslim woman who
4 min read