"City Island was first established as an English settlement in 1685... During the 1700s, many of the island’s residents were either oystermen or Hellgate pilots who helped navigate ships down the East River to New York Harbor.
Ideally situated to service schooners traveling between New York and points north and south, the island became an important shipbuilding and yachting center during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The two world wars brought about a conversion from yacht building to the construction of submarine chasers... for the United States government... Today, the presence of yacht clubs, sailing schools, marinas, sailmakers, fishing and lobster boats, as well as marine supply and repair shops, reflect City Island’s role as a nautical community" (http://www.cityislandchamber.org/#!__history).
The Pickers need to come to this house and see if they can find something in all of the junk.
Ashley taking pictures of boats on Eastchester Bay
