We . . . picked up some friends at Bayside
[Queens, N.Y.] . . . . near the Throgsneck bridge . . . .

Where can one do this exactly? Is what used to be known as the
Whitestone Marina & Watersports Center sill operating? other?

You could pick up people at several small clubs between the bridges. But we
usually make pick-ups at the Bayside Marine where we used to keep our Catalina.

RB