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

"20 Outer Cape Parcels Are in Real Estate Purgatory" Provincetown Independent, Aug. 19, 2026

"A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community" The Forward, April 15, 2026

"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

"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

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