14th Street just doesn't have good bicycle infrastructure, sadly, which is really only a problem during rush hour when the elevator is full.

You can actually go under the 139 ramp to avoid the scary intersections. It's a much better route with growing bike lanes to the new housing developments.

I see you're coming from downtown. Newark Ave hill has bike lanes on both sides. It's a healthy challenge. You can also go into Hoboken and take New York Ave (I thought it used to be Ravine, so that's confusing) or Mountain Rd. The latter is the steeper of all these options, but it also has a large staircase as well. And if you really want to head through HBK, the 9th Street Lightrail stop has an elevator that goes up the cliff. There is also technically the 14th Street viaduct, but I personally only go down it, not up, for safety concerns.

I can't believe it's already been three years. I remember being so confused and scared as this went on. This was also the event that introduced me to Black Hebrew Isrealites. It's sad to see that the movement has only seemingly gained more attention since then.

Agreed. It's also pretty much the only bagel place in the Heights.