1. International Women's Day was first celebrated in New York City in 1909.
On March 8, 1909, the first National Woman's Day was observed in the United States. It was organized by the Socialist Party of America and was created to honor the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York, where women protested against poor working conditions and low wages.

2. The United Nations celebrated International Women's Day for the first time in New York in 1975.
In 1975, the United Nations held its first official International Women's Day event in New York City. Since then, the UN continues to celebrate the holiday annually.

3. The first woman in New York City to run for president launched her campaign on March 8, 1972.
Shirley Chisholm, a Brooklyn-born congresswoman, announced her candidacy for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on March 8, 1972. Although she did not win the nomination, she became the first woman and first African American to run for a major party's presidential nomination.

4. Women gathered at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate International Women's Day in 2017.
On March 8, 2017, a group of women gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate International Women's Day. They were part of the "Day Without a Woman" strike, which aimed to raise awareness about the economic disadvantages faced by women in the workforce.

5. The New York Times' first female executive editor was appointed on March 8, 2011.
Jill Abramson was appointed as the first female executive editor of The New York Times on March 8, 2011. She served in the role until 2014 and was praised for her efforts to increase the newspaper's digital presence.