The statement is not wrong; it was reported in the news. It was some time ago, and I do not remember the details, but that is how I learned about it.
Your statement was:
“NY state picked up 2 Republican electoral college votes in the last presidential election.”
This is like saying a reduction in the increase wanted is a cut. NYS has less congressional districts now than it did before the 2000 census. What you are trying to imply is that there are now two more republican congressional seats. Your statement is more properly described as the NYS republican state delegation increased by two.
Since NYS (unlike my state*) distributes electoral votes to the statewide winner, how many republican congressional seats there are is immaterial.
* Maine and Nebraska distribute their congressional electoral votes based on the winner in that congressional district.