KitN

I agree, mostly. I do normally pull entirely off the road but if I'm in an empty bike lane, meaning no cyclists coming up behind me, and the sidewalk is full of pedestrians in typical NYC fashion, I'm going to take a sip from my water bottle right there.

Cars aren't supposed to be in the bike lane at all so if a car tries to ride up behind me in the bike lane, I'd be hard-pressed to move. I've literally had this happen to me a few times...

I've turned over my shoulder, motioned/waved and called for them to get out of the bike lane and told them what they're doing is illegal. Once they see I'm not moving or joking they either merge back in with traffic or wait patiently behind me. They know what they're doing is illegal. They just don't expect you to call them on it.