Hi! I'm Lauren Hakimi, a journalist from New York now living in Provincetown, Mass. Before I became a reporter at the Provincetown Independent on Cape Cod, I covered ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities as a reporter at Shtetl. I've also written and reported for Hell Gate, WNYC/Gothamist, the Forward and more. Check out some of my favorite stories below.

"In Truro, the Sixth Grade Has Just Two Students" Provincetown Independent, March 12, 2026

“Despite the State’s Push, ADUs Are Still Rare Here” Provincetown Independent, Feb. 4, 2026

"The Guilty Pleasure of the Anti-Memoir" The Provincetown Independent, Dec. 3, 2025

"At this Brooklyn cafe, you can practice your Hebrew, aid Palestinians and imagine you’re in Mauritania" The Forward, May 30, 2025

"At a ‘Sinners’ Shabbat’ in Brooklyn, the faithful gather for fire massages and human sushi platters" The Forward, March 7, 2025

"A new Hasidic community grows in Brownsville, Brooklyn" New York Jewish Week, March 6, 2025

"Mr. Marathon Is a 26-Mile Tribute to Cheap Produce" Hell Gate, Feb. 10, 2025

"Monsey Fire Department’s concessions to religious hardliners spark concerns of sexism" Shtetl, Sept. 12, 2024

"He went to a festival on a Friday afternoon and woke up in a hospital Emergency Room on Tuesday" Shtetl, June 21, 2024

"He captured rare images of Jewish life in Iran. Then he fled, fearing for his safety." JTA, Aug. 31, 2022

“How ACT UP Took On The AIDS Crisis And Transformed Political Activism” WNYC Radio, May 17, 2021 (I pitched, arranged, and scripted this segment)

"NY Budget Will Freeze CUNY & SUNY Tuition For Three Years" WNYC Radio, April 7, 2021

"Hunter Students Took Advantage of Flexible Spring Grading Policy, Documents Show" The Envoy, Sept. 9, 2020

"‘A Sour Life Lesson’: Pell Recipients Disqualified From Receiving Summer Scholarships" The Envoy, July 25, 2020