{"id":2622887,"date":"2026-07-02T14:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/empire-state-building-engagement-climbers-out-on-supervised-release\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:23:44","slug":"empire-state-building-engagement-climbers-out-on-supervised-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/empire-state-building-engagement-climbers-out-on-supervised-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire State Building engagement climbers out on &#8216;supervised release&#8217;"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fempire-state-building-engagement-climbers-out-on-supervised-release%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=2622887&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 from Russia, Ivan Kuznetsov and Angela Nikolau, were arrested after they climbed the Empire State Building in New York City to propose during a daredevil stunt. They appear to be released on supervised bail following felony charges of burglary, reckless endangerment, and criminal mischief. The pair ascended the building wearing black masks, unfurled a banner promoting peace, and Kuznetsov proposed at the top. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forgiato-blow-dives-into-trumps-indictment-with-timely-track-real-america\/\" title=\"Forgiato tackles Trump&#039;s indictment with &#039;Real America&#039; track.\">gained viral fame<\/a> for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daredevils-body-found-on-random-patio-police-think-they-know-exactly-what-happened\/\" title=\"Daredevil&#039;s body discovered on patio; police close to solving the mystery.\">daring climbs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-suspended-from-education-program-for-saying-a-man-is-a-man-a-woman-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Student Suspended From Education Program For Saying, \u2018A Man Is A Man, A Woman Is A Woman\u2019\">social media presence<\/a>, with Kuznetsov having 400,000 followers and Nikolau over 1.1 million. They are known for their record-setting climbs worldwide and are featured in a Netflix documentary titled &#8220;Skywalkers: A Love Story.&#8221; their attorney argued that the climb was a message of love, and law enforcement reports suggest they bought tickets and hid inside the building overnight before their ascent.  <\/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\">The couple who were arrested after scaling 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 City <\/a>for a daredevil proposal are out on \u201csupervised release\u201d after being hit with multiple charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russians<\/a> Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, and Angela Nikolau, 33, appeared in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1686\">court<\/a> on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-couple-charged-with-child-neglect-after-their-21-month-old-child-overdosed-on-cocaine\/\" title=\"Fla. ... charged with child neglect after their 21-month-old child overdosed on cocaine\">facing felony charges<\/a> of burglary, reckless endangerment, and criminal mischief when a judge reportedly granted the couple supervised release.<\/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\/policy\/national-security\/4632941\/trump-administration-known-terrorist-arrests-biden-mullin\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump administration has arrested 1,900 \u2018known terrorists\u2019 who entered under Biden: Mullin<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4632106\/fbi-nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-fake\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>FBI finds Nancy Guthrie ransom notes were fake: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4627324\/massage-parlor-sex-trafficking-industry\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-finds-nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-were-fake-report\/\" title=\"FBI finds Nancy Guthrie ransom notes were fake: Report\">massage parlors hiding<\/a> a multimillion-dollar trafficking industry<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pair climbed to the top of the Empire State Building on Wednesday afternoon, where they unveiled a flag that read, \u201cWhen the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.\u201d They hung the flag at the top of the building\u2019s radio and television transmission tower, which sits 1,454 feet over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/manhattan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1284\">Manhattan<\/a>.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Two people stand on the tip of the antenna of the Empire State Building while holding a banner on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26182611897972.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two people stand on the tip of the antenna of the Empire State Building while holding a banner on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuznetsov and Nikolau were wearing all black with masks as they ascended the structure. When they reached the platform connecting to the building\u2019s antenna, Kuznetsov fell to one knee and proposed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the court appearance following the proposal, Nikolau was not wearing her engagement ring, according to photos shared to social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their defense attorney, Jason Krinsky, told the judge that the act of trespassing was a \u201cmessage of love\u201d and argued Kuznetsov should be given some credit because his now-fiancee said \u201cyes,\u201d the <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/02\/us-news\/daredevil-couple-who-got-engaged-atop-empire-state-building-released-as-lawyer-claims-it-was-a-message-of-love\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/02\/us-news\/daredevil-couple-who-got-engaged-atop-empire-state-building-released-as-lawyer-claims-it-was-a-message-of-love\/\">New York Post<\/a><\/em>  reported. The outlet also reported that law enforcement sources claimed the couple bought tickets the night prior to their climb and hid in the building overnight.<\/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\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4632709\/two-people-climb-top-empire-state-building-flag\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4632709\/two-people-climb-top-empire-state-building-flag\/\">TWO PEOPLE CLIMB TO TOP OF EMPIRE STATE BUILDING WITH FLAG<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuznetsov and Nikolau have gone viral on social media for scaling the tallest structures in the world, then kissing at the top. Kuznetsov has 400,000 followers on Instagram, and Nikolau has over 1.1 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian climbers were the subject of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1727\">Netflix<\/a> documentary, <em>Skywalkers: A Love Story<\/em>, which was released in 2024. The two were born in Moscow but now live in New York and have illegally climbed tall buildings around the world.<\/p>\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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Couple arrested for Empire State climb released on supervised probation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2622888,"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\/2026\/07\/AP26183601515783.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[24108,82108,44546,11694,82109],"class_list":["post-2622887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-adventure","tag-climbers","tag-empire-state-building","tag-engagement","tag-supervised-release"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26183601515783.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622887","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2622887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622891,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622887\/revisions\/2622891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}