Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo individuals were arrested on Wednesday afternoon after scaling the Empire State Building and unfurling a banner from its antenna spire. New York City police and building security responded to the Midtown Manhattan scene, with helicopters circling the landmark. The climbers, identified as Angela Nikolau, 33, and Vanya Beerkus, 32, are prominent rooftop climbers featured in the Netflix documentary ”Skywalkers: A Love Story.”The banner displayed the message, “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.”The stunt reportedly concluded with a marriage proposal between Nikolau and Beerkus, who later confirmed their engagement on Instagram. In fullDaredevil couple arrested after scaling Empire State Building to get engaged 1,450 feet in the airThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

A pair of masked daredevils were seen climbing the Empire State Building and flying a banner about love and peace.

Two people who reached the top of the Empire State Building’s spire in New York City on Wednesday afternoon are in custody, according to the New York Police Department.

Two masked people appeared to get engaged after scaling the Empire State Building on Wednesday, 1 July. The pair had climbed to the top of the 1,454ft-tall skyscraper, holding up…

Two unidentified people scaled the Empire State Building on Wednesday to display a banner about world peace.

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Two masked climbers reached the Empire State Building’s spire, raised a peace flag, and one later proposed to the other.

The couple who illegally climbed the Empire State Building has been revealed as Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau from Netflix's 'Skywalkers' doc.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo individuals were arrested on Wednesday…

The duo appeared to kiss atop the 102-storey New York skyscraper, high above areas where the public is allowed.

Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus unfurled a banner about the ‘power of love’ from the antenna spire of the landmark New York skyscraper.

Angela Nikolau and Vanya Beerkus unfurled a banner about the ‘power of love’ from the antenna spire of the landmark New York skyscraper.

The couple caused a tizzy in Manhattan on Wednesday after they were spotted clinging to the spire of the nearly 1,500-foot-tall building.

Netflix's Skywalkers couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus climbed the Empire State Building, unfurled a banner, got engaged, and were arrested by NYPD.

Two people were arrested Wednesday after they climbed up an antenna on the top of the Empire State Building in New York -- and possibly got engaged at the same time.

Two people were arrested in Manhattan on Wednesday after conducting what appeared to be a daredevil marriage proposal at the very top of the iconic skyscraper.

'Skywalkers' documentary stars get engaged and unfurl peace banner, but CNN slams the "performative, egregious" duo: "They will end up in jail."

The two people, who unmasked themselves as Russian “roof-toppers” popular on social media, unfurled a pro-peace banner before they were detained by New York police.

Los arrestados se mantuvieron en equilibrio, sin usar correas, sobre una cornisa que se eleva 443 metros sobre el centro de Manhattan.

Empire State Building incident led to arrest of Angela Nikolau and Vanya Beerkus after an apparent marriage proposal.

Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building's antenna and unfurled a banner about "the power of love" at midday Tuesday, before starting to descend, embracing, taking…