Daredevil couple charged with felonies for Empire State Building proposal stunt
- The couple, who go by Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, said little as they left court, though Beerkus responded to a journalist's question about the stunt by saying: "We believe in love.
- Published on 01/07/2026 - 22:17 GMT+2 Two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna in New York and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” on Wednesday, before descending and ultimately being arrested.
- Dressed in black and wearing masks, the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper's antenna, which rises 443 metres above midtown Manhattan, news helicopter video showed.
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- Published on 01/07/2026 - 22:17 GMT+2 Two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna in New York and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” on Wednesday, before descending and ultimately being arrested.
- Dressed in black and wearing masks, the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper's antenna, which rises 443 metres above midtown Manhattan, news helicopter video showed.
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- The couple, who go by Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, said little as they left court, though Beerkus responded to a journalist's question about the stunt by saying: "We believe in love.
Sources: Euronews