International Women’s Day is held annually on March 8 to celebrate women’s rights and gender equality across the world. Bushwick boasts of many strong ladies running businesses and creating events for local women. Here are some of them:

HotBox Mobile Sauna

Jackie Aude M and Paula Wegman are a local queer couple who run a lovely sauna on wheels, HotBox Mobile Sauna. It’s currently parked at Roberta’s and offers a safe haven for women, non-binary, trans and queer people in need of a relaxing experience.