Redefining Marriage in New York
Marriage laws have to be reconsidered now due to the new definitions of marriage which is no longer between a man and a woman. Looks like New York kind of might have had this age allowance to give Muslims the opportunity to marry young girls just like their prophet Muhammad:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/nyregion/a-push-to-restrict-child-marriages-in-new-york.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
...developing...