Families tore wrapping paper and hearths smoldered as Demarcus James rode alone through the suburbs of New York.
It was Christmas Day. The final day of a journey that stretched over half a year and 3,000 miles. A journey that began shortly after the San Francisco-born skateboarder attempted to end his own life.
“For me to be in New York by Christmas, so many things had to go right,” he said, though he still had another 20-something miles to go…