Gay Marriage Produced $259 Million for New York City Economy

[William769]

New York City reaped $259 million of economic benefits from same-sex marriages in the first year of the law allowing the practice, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn said.

At least 8,200 gay-marriage licenses were issued, accounting for more than 10 percent of the 75,000 wedding licenses issued in New York City in the past year, Bloomberg and Quinn said in a statement today, citing a survey conducted by NYC & Co., the city’s marketing and tourism office, and the city clerk’s office.

New York became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage last year after Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, signed the measure into law. More than 200,000 guests have since traveled from outside of the city to attend same-sex wedding receptions, and more than 235,000 hotel room nights were booked at an average daily room rate of $275, according to the mayor’s statement.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-24/gay-marriage-produced-259-million-for-new-york-city-economy-1-.html

[xchrom]

1. nice! nt

[TlalocW]

2. I hate to say it

But this is what will put support for gay marriage over - money instead of change of hearts.

TlalocW

[stevenleser]

3. New York, New York, it's a helluva town!

[William769]

4. Very apt video, in more ways than one. ;)

[stevenleser]

5. I thought you might think so!

[4_TN_TITANS]

6. Awesome for Bloomberg to put this in terms

that most Americans can understand - dollars.