same-sex marriage. >> 36 nays 26. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: it was a nail biter up until the end. just after 10:00 p.m. friday night, four days after session was officially supposed to conclude for the summer, the state senate went out making history. >> very proud of new york and the statements new york is making to the nation today. >> reporter: the governor immediately appeared in the claim ber smiling broadly and glad handing with victorious senators. >> new york made a powerful statement not just for the people of new york but the people all across this nation. we reached a new level of social justice this evening. marriage equality. said to the legislators, look at the first word marriage. it's really about the second word, equality. >> this is a time now new york has gone from discrimination and darkness and passed over the line to enlightenment and