Gay marriage has boosted New York City's economy by $259 million in the past year and generated $16 million in city revenues, according to a study released Tuesday (24 July).

NYC & Company and the City Clerk’s Office report that since the Marriage Equality Act went into effect exactly a year ago, 67 percent of same-sex couples held wedding receptions at restaurants, homes, hotels or catering halls in the five boroughs, with 296,500 guests and 201,600 of them traveling from outside of the City.