A couple of kissing daredevils took their love to new heights on Wednesday, climbing to the top of the Empire State Building, unfurling a banner and apparently popping the question of marriage.
BREAKING: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City, holding a banner from the skyscraper’s antenna reading, “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.”
As of now it’s unclear how the pair reached the top of the… pic.twitter.com/rUPZ6nc1eK
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Ivan “Vanya” Beerkus, 32, and Angela Nikolau, 33, who have an online following for their skyscraper climbs across the planet, flew a banner reading, “‘When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.”
BREAKING — The couple seen atop the Empire State Building have been IDENTIFIED as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus.
The couple released a Netflix documentary in 2024 called “Skywalkers: A Love Story.”
They supposedly ” Found Love Thousands of feet in the sky, illegally… pic.twitter.com/4VQ1pATPoo
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The New York Post reports: “After lingering at the top of the tower for around 30 minutes, the climbers began making their way down the spire to the viewing platform, which appears to have been evacuated.
Photos of the banner that was placed on top of The Empire State Building minutes ago + what looks like a proposal. The photos are straight from the Instagram account of Angela Nikolau who just put these up (one of the two people who climbed this). #EmpireStateBuilding pic.twitter.com/TJGglZfqsD
— Tommy DiDario (@tommydidario) July 1, 2026
“As the couple reached a platform at the base of the spire, Beerkus dropped down on one knee and proposed to Nikolau – who was wearing a black cat mask – with a ring that she later flaunted on Instagram.
Kissing daredevils scale Empire State Building antenna, hanging flag 1,454 feet over NYC with cringe message https://t.co/7BpNViVAa2 pic.twitter.com/WcjnlqhHTg
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“The couple was taken into custody without incident upon reaching the ground and charges are pending, according to the NYPD.
Every man everywhere has been shamed. Dude proposes on top of the Empire State Building. How’d they get up there? pic.twitter.com/vieFE0LUSU
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) July 1, 2026
“It was not immediately clear if they bought tickets to access the observation deck, but a source familiar told The Post they allegedly breached a mesh gate on the 102nd floor – a publicly accessible floor – to reach the 103rd floor, which gave them access to the spire.”
Memes of the event are already appearing, including:
Closeup of the banner they were holding on the Empire State Building pic.twitter.com/DmMK8yStmO
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