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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
16
19-Year-Old Shot & Killed While Driving In Canarsie

19-Year-Old Shot & Killed While Driving In Canarsie

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
2 min read
Oct
15
Last Call For Census 2020

Last Call For Census 2020

It’s not too late to complete the census! (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – It’s official. The deadline for
2 min read
Oct
15
Juneteenth Is Now An Official NYS Public Holiday

Juneteenth Is Now An Official NYS Public Holiday

Unite NY Rally on Juneteenth 2020. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)NEW YORK – Juneteenth is now an official public holiday in
3 min read
Oct
15
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Statue To Be Located In Brooklyn

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Statue To Be Located In Brooklyn

At the memorial for RBG last month. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN –  New York Governor Cuomo announced last month that
2 min read
Oct
14
“You want to know, but you don’t want to know” – Dr. Bea On Fear And Breast Cancer

“You want to know, but you don’t want to know” – Dr. Bea On Fear And Breast Cancer

Dr. Vivian Bea (left) and Tracy Tomer are wearing masks that Tomer crocheted. (Photo via Dr. Bea’s team)PARK
5 min read
Oct
13
What’s Happening In Brooklyn: COVID-19 Cases, Neighbors Saving Cats, Crime & Elections

What’s Happening In Brooklyn: COVID-19 Cases, Neighbors Saving Cats, Crime & Elections

Kensington on a cold, cloudy day. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Coronavirus cases are rising again! There are 520 new
3 min read
Oct
13
Tuesday Crime Blotter: Bikes, Burglaries & Assaults

Tuesday Crime Blotter: Bikes, Burglaries & Assaults

BRIGHTON BEACH – Cops are looking for a man they believe was involved in a burglary early last month. On Tuesday,
6 min read
Oct
12
‘Please Reopen Our Schools’: Parents & Local Pols Call On City To Open 16 Yellow Zone Schools

‘Please Reopen Our Schools’: Parents & Local Pols Call On City To Open 16 Yellow Zone Schools

Gounardes speaking at the rally calling for the reopening of 16 schools. (Photo via Gounardes’ office)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Parents and
5 min read
Oct
09
Bed Stuy Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail For Girlfriend’s Slaying In 2005

Bed Stuy Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail For Girlfriend’s Slaying In 2005

Photo by Bill Oxford [https://unsplash.com/@bill_oxford?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
2 min read
Oct
08
The Leader Of The Violent Protests In Boro Park Has A Criminal Past

The Leader Of The Violent Protests In Boro Park Has A Criminal Past

Many Trump flags flew at the protest last night in Boro Park. (Photo via Loudlabs NYC)BORO PARK – The man
6 min read