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 wrote and reported for Hell Gate, WNYC/Gothamist, the Forward and more. I cut my teeth covering New York's ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities as a reporter at Shtetl. Check out some of my favorite stories below.

"Truro Select Board Puts Solar Project on Hold" The Provincetown Independent, Nov. 5, 2025

"Outer Cape Food Pantries Prepare for Rising Need" The Provincetown Independent, July 16, 2025

"At this pro-Palestinian cafe, you can practice your Hebrew 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