Biking from Jersey City to Brooklyn, and back.

Well-rounded day of city bike commuting today. I crossed the Hudson by both ferry and train, and crossed the east river by subway and bike. This was my first time crossing the Brooklyn Bridge; biking or walking. Incline-wise its a lot easier than the Manhattan Bridge, but the crowd on the Brooklyn is its own challenge.
On the way back to Manhattan I met a nice guy who rode the bridge too and was looking for the PATH, and I escorted him across town, He was grateful. Then I rode Broadway to meet up with some people for drinks. Its amazing to me that just 3 or 4 weeks ago Broadway seemed like such a scary place to ride. The pavement may be terrible, but at least its predictable.

When I finally got back to JC I decided to go up Christopher Columbus Dr. The street was empty, and I was on the right side of the 2-way, 4 lane road, about 6 feet from the parked cars. A car with its windows up, started to pull out of a parking spot right in front of me. I said kind of loudly in surprise "Woah!" without even much of swerve and kept on riding. I stopped at the red light. A few moments later that same car pulled up behind me. There were atleast 4 guys, and the guy in the passenger seat began yelling out of the window:

him "blah blah blah" (I can't tell what hes yelling)
me (looks back) "what?"
him " I don't see a license, I dont see a license plate"
me "I don't need one"
him "I don't see a bike area!"
me "I'm 100% legal, I dont need any of that"

They drive off yelling something I can't understand
me (to myself, very loudly on the street) "Motherfuckers! I have the right to be here. You just feel guilty for almost hitting me!"
me (now into a mumble) "I didnt start anything with you, you bastards"