Bloomberg Expects Big NYC Gay Wedding Business

The New York Daily News reports:

Mayor Bloomberg is looking to cash in on a big fat gay wedding bonanza.

"We'd love to have you come here," Hizzoner said yesterday of the two-bride and two-groom couples who can begin marrying in the Empire State next month.

"Stay in a hotel. Buy flowers, clothes, meals or whatever. It's good for the economy."

An analysis two years ago from then-city Controller William Thompson predicted a windfall for the city as large as $149 million within three years of gay marriage becoming legal.

A separate study by Senate Democrats this year put the statewide impact closer to a half billion.