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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
Oct
22
Carlos Menchaca Announces Run For Mayor

Carlos Menchaca Announces Run For Mayor

Carlos Menchaca. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)NEW YORK CITY – Another Brooklynite has joined the race for mayor. This morning, Council
3 min read
Oct
21
COVID-19 Update From Mayor: Keep Wearing Your Mask

COVID-19 Update From Mayor: Keep Wearing Your Mask

Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.The threshold for the daily number of people admitted to NYC hospitals for suspected
3 min read
Oct
21
Queens Man Shot & Killed In Boerum Hill

Queens Man Shot & Killed In Boerum Hill

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Oct
20
The Green New & Improved Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center Is Open

The Green New & Improved Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center Is Open

Greenpoint Library. (Photo via Brooklyn Public Library)GREENPOINT – The new Greenpoint Library, which is also the Environmental Education Center, opened
5 min read
Oct
20
Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers, Breast Cancer Awareness Month & More

Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers, Breast Cancer Awareness Month & More

MTA distributes pink masks for Breast Cancer Awareness month. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)Worried about
4 min read
Oct
19
24 To Life For Murder Of Dyker Heights Pizza Owner

24 To Life For Murder Of Dyker Heights Pizza Owner

Andres Fernandez. (Photo via Brooklyn DA office)DYKER HEIGHTS – A man has been sentenced to 24 years to life in
1 min read
Oct
19
Greenpoint Ferry Stop & Go

Greenpoint Ferry Stop & Go

GREENPOINT – This morning, people who wanted to get the ferry at the Greenpoint pier were left stranded as it sailed
1 min read
Oct
19
Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags To Be Enforced Starting Today

Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags To Be Enforced Starting Today

Photo by Christopher Vega [https://unsplash.com/@vegaguy?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
1 min read
Oct
19
Today’s COVID-19 Updates From The Mayor

Today’s COVID-19 Updates From The Mayor

The citywide daily number of people admitted to NYC hospitals for suspected COVID-19 threshold is 200 patients; today’s report
2 min read
Oct
16
Arts And Business Meet On Atlantic Avenue

Arts And Business Meet On Atlantic Avenue

A person passing by David Kutz’s art. (Photo via Arts Gowanus on Atlantic Ave, with permission)BROOKLYN – Beginning tomorrow,
4 min read