Marriage Equality in New York City: Questions and Answers for Same-Sex Couples and All Those Who Wish to Marry Here. New York’s Marriage Equality Act was signed into law by Governor Cuomo on June 24, 2011, allowing same-sex couples to marry legally in New York for the first time.
You asked, when did New York legalize gay marriage? In June 2011, same-sex marriage legislation passed both the House and the Senate; it was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 24, 2011, and took effect on July 24, 2011. New York became the sixth U.S. state, and the seventh U.S. jurisdiction (after the District of Columbia), to license same-sex marriages.
