{"id":2622469,"date":"2026-07-01T20:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-people-climb-to-the-top-of-empire-state-building-antenna-fly-banner-with-message\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:51:46","slug":"two-people-climb-to-the-top-of-empire-state-building-antenna-fly-banner-with-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-people-climb-to-the-top-of-empire-state-building-antenna-fly-banner-with-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Two People Climb to the Top of Empire State Building Antenna, Fly Banner with Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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-the-top-of-empire-state-building-antenna-fly-banner-with-message%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=2622469&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>A couple of climbers, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, scaled the Empire State Building in New York City and unfurled a banner with the message \u201cWhen the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.\u201d During the stunt, the masked duo reached the top of the building\u2019s radio and television tower, approximately 1,454 feet above the street. The event was captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-metal-manufacturing-plant-explodes-sending-multiple-people-to-hospital\/\" title=\"Ohio Metal Manufacturing Plant Explodes, Sending Multiple People To Hospital\">news helicopters<\/a>, and the climbers appeared to be proposing to each other. However, they were arrested soon after.The climbers are Russian nationals known for taking daring heights, including a previous attempt on Malaysia\u2019s Merdeka 118 skyscraper, which they documented in a Netflix film. Their risky climb posed meaningful danger, especially given their location on a live transmission tower.Charges are currently pending against them. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident drew widespread media attention<\/a>, highlighting their willingness to undertake extreme stunts and their relationship milestone of announcing their engagement afterward.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s not a match made in heaven, they sure are trying.<\/p>\n<p>After a daredevil couple \u2014 a man and a woman, both masked \u2014 scaled to the topmost point of the Empire State Building in New York City on Wednesday, they descended to a lower level, where the man was seen dropping to one knee, apparently proposing to his paramour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/empire-state-building-climbers-banner-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The romance apparently didn\u2019t sway the NYPD, though, as both were arrested.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: After two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building and unfurled a banner on top of its spire Wednesday afternoon, one of the climbers appeared to propose to the other. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ngG3jOeTBU\">https:\/\/t.co\/ngG3jOeTBU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PhubQpnRH6\">pic.twitter.com\/PhubQpnRH6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABC\/status\/2072366709604847858?\">July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The incident began about noon, when the couple opened mesh gates on the iconic building\u2019s observation deck and began to climb the radio and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-people-climb-to-top-of-empire-state-building-with-flag\/\" title=\"Two people climb to top of ... with flag\">television transmission tower<\/a> that reaches 1,454 feet above the street, CBS reported.<\/p>\n<p>There they unfurled a banner that declared: \u201cWhen the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dizzying height made for gripping video, as news helicopters swarmed the scene:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City, holding a banner from the skyscraper\u2019s antenna reading, \u201cWhen the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of now it\u2019s unclear how the pair reached the top of the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rUPZ6nc1eK\">pic.twitter.com\/rUPZ6nc1eK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2072357302942752993?\">July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former CBS News Chief Engineer John Cleary, who knows a thing or two about the television tower of one of the most famous buildings in the world, told CBS the couple\u2019s stunt carried enormous risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s potential for danger up there. It\u2019s something that we\u2019re trained to do. We go to classes for this \u2026 it\u2019s not like you climb rocks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a live transmission tower. There\u2019s a lot of danger up there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/07\/01\/who-are-empire-state-building-climbers-angela-nikolau-ivan-beerkus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Daily News<\/a>, the couple was identified as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, Russian nationals who apparently have a thing for heights (not to mention self-promotion).<\/p>\n<p>They starred in a Netflix documentary in 2024 called \u201cSkywalkers: A Love Story,\u201d which chronicled their attempt to climb the world\u2019s second-tallest building, the 118-story Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>(For those keeping score at home, the world\u2019s tallest building is the <a href=\"https:\/\/illustrarch.com\/articles\/69944-burj-khalifa-architecture.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burj Khalifa<\/a>, a 163-story behemoth in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Empire State Building, at one time the world\u2019s tallest, now checks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyscrapercenter.com\/buildings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at No. 58<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The movie database site IMDb described the couple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt30319830\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merdeka project<\/a> as \u201ca bold acrobatic stunt on the spire to salvage both their career and relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judging by the fact that the two announced their engagement on Wednesday, according to the Daily News, the relationship appears to have been safely salvaged.<\/p>\n<p>As to their careers? That remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Charges from Wednesday\u2019s stunt are pending, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/people-climb-top-empire-state-spire-raise-flag-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNYW-TV<\/a>, Fox\u2019s station in New York City.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A daring couple-both masked, a man and a woman-climbed to the very top of the Empire State Building in NYC on Wednesday. Afterward, they moved down to a lower level where the man appeared to propose to his partner by dropping to one knee, according to CBS News. However, their romantic gesture didn\u2019t prevent the NYPD from arresting both of them.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Two climbers reached the Empire State Building\u2019s summit and displayed a banner from its spire that read: \u201cWhen the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.\u201d Later, one seemed to propose during their descent. https:\/\/t.co\/ngG3jOeTBU &#8211; ABC News (@ABC), July 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The incident started around noon when they opened mesh gates at the observation deck and began ascending the radio and TV transmission tower that extends 1,454 feet above street level. There, they unfurled a banner with their message about love and peace amid dramatic helicopter footage.<\/p>\n<p>According to CBS News and other reports like Fox News, this stunt involved significant risk; John Cleary-a former CBS chief engineer familiar with such towers-warned about dangers up there since it\u2019s not like climbing rocks but involves live transmission equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The couple was identified as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus-Russian nationals known for their high-altitude stunts (and self-promotion). They starred in Netflix\u2019s 2024 documentary \u201cSkywalkers: A Love Story,\u201d which chronicled their attempt to climb Kuala Lumpur\u2019s Merdeka 118-the world\u2019s second-tallest building after Dubai&#8217;s Burj Khalifa (which has 163 floors). The documentary described this as \u201ca bold acrobatic stunt on the spire\u201d aimed at reviving both their careers and relationship; given that they announced their engagement afterward suggests things are going well personally-but whether this will impact their professional future remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Charges related to Wednesday&#8217;s climb are still pending according to WNYW-TV in New York City<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2622470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Empire-State-Building.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82077,22504,44546],"class_list":["post-2622469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aerial-banner","tag-climbing","tag-empire-state-building"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Empire-State-Building.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622469","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2622469"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622473,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622469\/revisions\/2622473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}