{"id":2622210,"date":"2026-07-01T13:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-people-climb-to-top-of-empire-state-building-with-flag\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:21:26","slug":"two-people-climb-to-top-of-empire-state-building-with-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-people-climb-to-top-of-empire-state-building-with-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Two people climb to top of Empire State Building with flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-people-climb-to-top-of-empire-state-building-with-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622210&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gops-youngkin-surges-as-democrat-mcauliffe-stumbles-into-home-stretch-before-election-day\/\" title=\"GOP\u2019s Youngkin Surges as Democrat McAuliffe Stumbles into Home Stretch Before Election Day\">individuals dressed<\/a> in black with masks climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York and displayed a flag with the message, \u201cWhen the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.\u201d The flag was hung at the building\u2019s radio and television transmission tower. The climbers appeared to be a man and a woman, and the event seemed staged as a proposal, with the man getting on one knee on a platform near the top. Thay were reportedly taken into custody after descending. The Empire State building, about 1,454 feet tall, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fourth-tallest<\/a> in the city. Authorities from the NYPD have been contacted for further details.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-inflatable-decoy-planes-were-not-at-the-kabul-airport\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, Inflatable Decoy Planes Were Not At The Kabul Airport\">people climbed<\/a> to the top of the Empire State Building in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York<\/a> on Wednesday and unveiled a flag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flag, consisting of white text against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-jim-carrey-say-a-30-day-national-media-shutdown-will-solve-the-worlds-problems\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Jim Carrey Say A 30-Day National Media Shutdown Will Solve The World\u2019s Problems?\">black background<\/a>, read, \u201cWhen the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4632709\/two-people-climb-top-empire-state-building-flag\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two people climb to top of Empire State Building with flag<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4613125\/july-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-today\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>July Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out today<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4613055\/first-round-july-social-security-payments-out-7-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>First round of July Social Security payments goes out in 7 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They hung the flag at the top of the Empire State Building\u2019s radio and television transmission tower, which is used by local stations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two were wearing all black with masks, and appeared to be a man and a woman. The duo first appeared at the top of the building around noon and began descending around 12:45 p.m. They were reportedly taken into custody after they climbed down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event appeared to be a proposal, with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2072364513882435971?s=20\">man getting on one knee<\/a> while they were on a platform connected to the building\u2019s antenna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building is about 1,454 feet tall and is the fourth-tallest building in the city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nypd\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1446\">New York City Police Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two climb Empire State for flag with peace message<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2622211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/empire-state-building-nyc.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[24108,22504,44546,9274,53329],"class_list":["post-2622210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-adventure","tag-climbing","tag-empire-state-building","tag-landmark","tag-teamwork-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/empire-state-building-nyc.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2622210"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622214,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622210\/revisions\/2622214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}