Two people were arrested after scaling the top of New York City's Empire State Building without safety equipment, unfurling a banner and apparently getting engaged during the stunt on Wednesday afternoon.

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 people to the very top of the Empire State Building in New York City Wednesday afternoon as part of an apparent wedding proposal.

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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.

Sign displaying message of peace was seen on the New York landmark after two people climbed to top of the skyscraper

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

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

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

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

A dramatic stunt atop the Empire State Building turned romantic when one climber appeared to propose more than 1,400 feet above Manhattan.

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.

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.

In schwindelerregender Höhe sorgten zwei Kletterer für Aufsehen am Empire State Building in New York. Am Ende nahm die Aktion eine unerwartete Wendung.

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.

The Manhattan skyscraper is a classic proposal spot, though usually people stop at the observation deck