{"id":22126,"date":"2026-11-02T13:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=22126"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:45:46","slug":"apex-in-the-news-a-violent-hate-crime-claimed-one-nyc-mans-marathon-dream-a-year-later-hes-taking-it-back","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/vi\/news-and-announcements\/apex-in-the-news-a-violent-hate-crime-claimed-one-nyc-mans-marathon-dream-a-year-later-hes-taking-it-back\/","title":{"rendered":"[Apex in the News]: A violent hate crime claimed one NYC man&#8217;s marathon dream. A year later, he&#8217;s taking it back."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/staff\/brittany-kriegstein\"><\/a>By <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/staff\/brittany-kriegstein\">Brittany Kriegstein<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Daniel Cho crosses the finish line of this year\u2019s New York City Marathon, he\u2019ll join more than 18,000 first-time runners to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this time last year, he was part of a very different statistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cho was standing on the platform of the Bowery J\/Z train station at around 4 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2025. He was on his way to collect a racing t-shirt for his first-ever marathon from a non-profit group he was helping to raise money for low-income Asian youths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stranger approached him on the platform and punched him in the face, shouting a racist slur. Cho ended up on the train tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI turned around to look if there was a train coming. [The tunnel] was pitch black, and so I said, \u2018OK, get it together, and you&#8217;re gonna be able to figure it out,\u2019\u201d Cho said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He climbed back onto the platform, called 911, and gave the police a detailed description that helped them quickly catch his assailant. But in an instant, Cho, 46, became one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/nypd\/downloads\/pdf\/analysis_and_planning\/historical-crime-data\/seven-major-felony-offenses-2000-2025.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more than 29,800<\/a> people who would experience a serious physical assault somewhere in the city in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrest of his perpetrator was only the beginning of Cho\u2019s mental and physical journey toward recovery. With multiple fractures to his right cheekbone, nerve damage along his eye socket and only four days to go before the race, doctors told him to cancel his marathon bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the months that followed, he\u2019d endure surgery to install a titanium plate in his face, log hours of work with a therapist to overcome lingering post-traumatic stress disorder, and shuttle to acupuncture treatments to tackle persistent numbness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In early spring, Cho decided he was ready to run again \u2014 and hoped to take another shot at New York City\u2019s iconic race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u200aBoth marathon training and recovery from violence, or just a crime, ask for the same things: resilience, motivation, mental fortitude,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I&#8217;ve been able to redefine that strength.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While many of the city\u2019s major violent crimes have declined significantly this year, felony assaults \u2014 the kind of attacks that leave people with serious injuries \u2014 have remained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalcitynyc.org\/new-yorks-devilish-assault-problem\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">confoundingly high.<\/a> According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/compstat.nypdonline.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most recent NYPD data<\/a>, there have been 165 more felony assaults reported citywide this year than the same time period last year, bucking the decreases in other kinds of offenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same man who punched Cho was allegedly involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/manhattanda.org\/d-a-bragg-announces-indictment-of-man-for-series-of-anti-asian-hate-crimes-attack-on-officer\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four other anti-Asian attacks<\/a> that same day, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. So far this year there have been 548 felony assaults in transit, up from 490 at this time last year; an 11% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MTA declined to comment on Cho\u2019s attack or on the spike in assaults on its system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cho, who works for the New York City Campaign Finance Board, was originally running the marathon to raise money for <a href=\"https:\/\/apexforyouth.org\/about-apex\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apex for Youth<\/a>: a nonprofit headquartered in Manhattan\u2019s Chinatown that provides resources and mentorship to young Asian Americans from low-income backgrounds. Now, he said, he is also running to raise awareness about the prevalence of similar attacks, to spread hope to other survivors, and to reclaim his sense of safety and community in the city he loves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was running for kids who are learning to trust this city to nurture and protect their futures. And then I had to learn to trust the city again myself with every commute, with every subway ride,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cho\u2019s message to other survivors is to treat recovery like marathon training: a long process with ups and downs, twists and turns, progress and setbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFind your own healing journey,\u201d he said. \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to tell your story\u2026and my last thing is, create space for that intentional rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On marathon day, Cho said he is most looking forward to \u201ctaking it all in,\u201d \u201cfinding joy in the struggle,\u201d and \u200aseeing his wife and two kids at mile 14. He said the race provides a unique opportunity for people from all walks of life to find common ground with strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u200aNew York is a place for everyone, like nowhere else in the world, and the city belongs to all of us,\u201d he said. \u201cHopefully we can lift each other up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This story has been updated to clarify the item Cho was collecting and the nature of his attack.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/a-violent-hate-crime-claimed-nyc-mans-marathon-dream-a-year-later-hes-taking-it-back\">https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/a-violent-hate-crime-claimed-nyc-mans-marathon-dream-a-year-later-hes-taking-it-back<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Daniel Cho crosses the finish line of this year\u2019s New York City Marathon, he\u2019ll join more than 18,000 first-time runners to do so.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":22127,"template":"","class_list":["post-22126","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Apex in the News]: A violent hate crime claimed one NYC man&#039;s marathon dream. 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