Sunlight hits the Empire State Building and the buildings of the Manhattan skyline in March in New York City. Two people were arrested Wednesday after climbing to the top of the building's spire and antenna, a perch more than 1,000 feet in the air. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
July 1 (UPI) -- Two people were in custody after they climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna Wednesday, the New York Police Department said.
Charges were pending.
The climbers unfurled a banner that read "When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace." One climber also appeared to propose to the other while on a platform a little below the spire, WABC-TV reported. Both were wearing black clothing and face coverings.
WABC-TV identified the climbers as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus.
