I just received a response from New York and here it is.....
From: "Marine FW" <fwmarine@gw.dec.state.ny.us> To: "carl or colleenf" <carlcolleenf@ct.metrocast.net> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 3:16 PM Subject: Re: Salt water license
Are there any reciprocal license agreements with other states where marine waters form boundaries with other states? Yes, in certain waters, if a state grants New York recreational marine fishing license holders fishing privileges in that state's portion of the boundary water(s), then New York grants appropriately licensed anglers from that state the privilege to fish in the New York portion of the boundary water(s) without securing a New York recreational marine fishing license:
Connecticut: those parts of Long Island Sound lying between New York and Connecticut New Jersey: those parts of New York Harbor, Hudson River, Kill Van Kull, Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, and Atlantic Ocean lying between New Jersey and New York, and Rhode Island: those parts of Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean lying between Rhode Island and New York.