{"id":215624,"date":"2026-07-01T21:34:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/two-people-scale-empire-state-building-to-fly-peace-banner-and-kiss-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:34:40","slug":"two-people-scale-empire-state-building-to-fly-peace-banner-and-kiss-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/two-people-scale-empire-state-building-to-fly-peace-banner-and-kiss-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Two people scale Empire State Building to fly peace banner and kiss – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two people were taken into police custody Wednesday afternoon after climbing to the top of New York City\u2019s famed Empire State Building, where they unfurled a peace banner and appeared to start making out nearly 1,500 feet above the city.
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The pair, a man and a woman in dark outfits and masks, displayed a flag that read: \u201cWhen the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.\u201d
In one especially surreal moment, the man got down on one knee and appeared to propose to the woman. The two embraced and kissed as an <\/strong>NBC New York helicopter circled overhead.
The two eventually made their way down to street level, where they were taken into custody by law enforcement, according to New York Police Department spokesperson Delaney Kempner.
The climbers told police their names are Angelina Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov, according to law enforcement sources.
It was not immediately clear how the two people ascended to the top of the building, one of the city\u2019s marquee tourist attractions. The couple scaled a 200-foot spire atop the 1,250-foot skyscraper, the sixth-tallest building in the country.
The climbers were not reported injured, according to police. Authorities are investigating the incident and charges are pending.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Empire State Building said that \u201cthe unauthorized incident at the building has been resolved with the constructive and helpful coordination of the NYPD.\u201d
\u201cThere was at no time danger to tenants, visitors, and Empire State Building Observation Deck guests,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cIt is to be emphasized that the Empire State Building Observation Deck, atop the \u2018World\u2019s Most Famous Building\u2019 in the center of New York City, does offer a practical way for the most memorable marriage proposals.\u201d
Cellphone videos recorded by nearby onlookers captured the confusion at the scene as the pair stood near the building\u2019s needle. In air traffic control audio reviewed by NBC News, an unidentified person can be heard asking: \u201cWhat\u2019s all the hoopla going on over there?\u201d
\u201cGeniuses climbed to the top of the Empire State Building, the top of the spire,\u201d someone says.
Someone replies: \u201cA little hot for that, isn\u2019t it?\u201d
The incident comes as New York City grapples with a heat wave and an influx of visitors for World Cup matches and the July Fourth holiday weekend.
The city is also readying for the possibility of pop star Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding at Madison Square Garden.
Daniel Arkin is a senior reporter at NBC News.
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