Two arrested after climbing Empire State Building antenna for marriage proposal
Key takeaways
- Two people climbed the antenna of New York's Empire State Building on Wednesday, unfurled a banner promoting “the power of love” and appeared to stage a marriage proposal before being arrested.
- Issued on: 02/07/2026 - 00:39Modified: 02/07/2026 - 00:43
- Dressed in black and wearing masks — but not tethers, it appeared — the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper's antenna, news helicopter video showed.
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Two people climbed the antenna of New York's Empire State Building on Wednesday, unfurled a banner promoting “the power of love” and appeared to stage a marriage proposal before being arrested. News footage showed the masked pair kissing atop the skyscraper before one knelt and the other appeared to display a ring.
Issued on: 02/07/2026 - 00:39Modified: 02/07/2026 - 00:43
By: FRANCE 24 Two people stand on the tip of the antenna of the Empire State Building in New York while holding a banner, July 1, 2026 © AP Two people scaled the Empire State Building's antenna Wednesday and unfurled a banner about “the power of love,” apparently as part of an audacious, high-altitude marriage proposal — soon followed by their arrest.