You bunch of old ladies! If you can't work your way thru the bike traffic during the tour, guess what! you are one of those Sunday riders you are complaining about. Except for bottle necks at the lesser bridges, I've never had any problems with the bike traffic.
As for places you get to bike, when was the last time you got to ride ON the BQE, ON the Belt Pkway, OVER the Verrazano and parts of the Bx. When was the last time the roads were closed for you thru the buros? Yeah it is pricey, and yeah you can crash the party, but WTF? better yet stay home!
Pn-riding the 5 buro tour since 1991-C