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Russian daredevils climb Empire State Building to unfurl 'love' banner

ABC Australia · Jul 1, 2026, 8:39 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Two people who scaled New York City's Empire State Building without tethers and unfurled a banner about "the power of love".
  • They were arrested after an apparent marriage proposal on the 102-storey building's 443-metre-high antenna and a public show of affection.
  • It remains unclear how the pair gained access to the antenna, but building management said the "unauthorised" episode posed no danger to anyone in the building.

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Two people who scaled New York City's Empire State Building without tethers and unfurled a banner about "the power of love".

They were arrested after an apparent marriage proposal on the 102-storey building's 443-metre-high antenna and a public show of affection.

It remains unclear how the pair gained access to the antenna, but building management said the "unauthorised" episode posed no danger to anyone in the building.

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