2 min readNew DelhiJul 2, 2026 01:23 PM IST
First published on: Jul 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM IST
Two people were arrested after they climbed the New York City Empire State Building on Wednesday and unfurled a large banner urging world peace, and the stunt apparently turned into a “marriage proposal”.
The pair, dressed in black outfits, climbed to the top of the skyscraper’s antenna spire, where the red light was glowing, which is around 1,454 feet above the sidewalk of midtown Manhattan, Reuters reported.
The black coloured banner with all capital white letters appeared to read: “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.”
A person is shown atop the spire of the Empire State Building, in New York. (AP Photo)
The couple began to climb after 12:30pm (local time) and picked their way up along the latticework of metal to a wider ledge, where one of the them appeared to get down on knee and propose marriage to the other, reports stated.
The pair then kissed and the other person stretched left hand to click selfies before continuing to descend from the skyscraper. It remains unclear how the pair gained access to antenna, which is a 102-storey building.
The New York Police Department took the custody of the two climbers after 1pm (local time), but their identities were not released. Police added that no one was injured in the act.
A spokesperson for the New York Police Department said the episode was “still developing” and the department had “nothing to add”, Reuters reported.
(with inputs from agencies)
Two people stand on the tip of the antenna of the Empire State Building while holding a banner. (AP Photo) 
A person is shown atop the spire of the Empire State Building, in New York. (AP Photo)
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