In which city do maritime pilots operating along the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, one of the wealthiest being Joseph Henderson, function?
Sandy Hook Pilots The Sandy Hook Pilots are licensed maritime pilots for the entire Port of New York and New Jersey, the Hudson River, and Long Island Sound who go aboard oceangoing vessels, passenger liners, freighters, and tankers,to guide them in and out of the harbor. The peninsulas of Sandy Hook and Rockaway in Lower New York Bay define the southern entrance to the port at the Atlantic Ocean.
Flushing Bay Flushing Bay is a tidal embayment in New York City. It is located on the south side of the East River and stretches to the south near the neighborhood of Flushing, Queens. It is bordered on the west by LaGuardia Airport and the Grand Central Parkway, on the south by Northern Boulevard, and on the east by the neighborhood of College Point. The Flushing River empties into the bay at its southeast corner. A 150 ft dredged at a depth of 14 ft runs along much of the bay's length.