What is the importance of New York City in the nonfiction book, Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities?

New York City receives a large amount of attention in Hope in the Dark because Solnit dwells at length on the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in which over 3,000 people lost their lives. She re-tells stories of individual heroism as the towers collapse and champions the gatherings that took place at Union Square in the weeks and months following the tragedy. For Solnit, New York after 9/11 was representative of the type of communion, solidarity, and care that she encourages her readers to impart into their activism at all times.