From the website of the Archdiocese of New York.

My only question… was there a statement of all the bishops before the vote took place?

The following is a statement from Archbishop Timothy Dolan and the bishops of New York State: The passage by the Legislature of a bill to alter radically and forever humanity’s historic understanding of marriage leaves us deeply disappointed and troubled. We strongly uphold the Catholic Church’s clear teaching that we always treat our homosexual brothers and sisters with respect, dignity and love. But we just as strongly affirm that marriage is the joining of one man and one woman in a lifelong, loving union that is open to children, ordered for the good of those children and the spouses themselves. This definition cannot change, though we realize that our beliefs about the nature of marriage will continue to be ridiculed, and that some will even now attempt to enact government sanctions against churches and religious organizations that preach these timeless truths. We worry that both marriage and the family will be undermined by this tragic presumption of government in passing this legislation that attempts to redefine these cornerstones of civilization. Our society must regain what it appears to have lost – a true understanding of the meaning and the place of marriage, as revealed by God, grounded in nature, and respected by America’s foundational principles.” +Timothy M. Dolan

Archbishop of New York +Howard J. Hubbard

Bishop of Albany +Nicholas DiMarzio

Bishop of Brooklyn +Edward U. Kmiec

Bishop of Buffalo +Terry R. LaValley

Bishop of Ogdensburg +Matthew H. Clark

Bishop of Rochester +William F. Murphy

Bishop of Rockville Centre +Robert J. Cunningham

Bishop of Syracuse

Will this be read from all the pulpits of all the dioceses of New York?