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Newly engaged climbers scaled the Empire State Building spire, unfurled a peace banner and were taken into police custody.

The New York landmark has a history of being scaled illegally—and legally.

Two people scaled to the top of New York City’s famed Empire State Building on Wednesday afternoon, unfurled a pro-peace banner and appeared to start making out.

A Russian couple is facing the music after climbing to the top of the Empire State Building in a stunt that appeared to include a marriage proposal.

The two people taken into custody for climbing New York City's Empire State Building where they apparently got engaged have been identified as Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, and Angela Nikolau, 33.

Two people climbed to the top of New York City's Empire State Building, unfurled a banner, and then apparently got engaged Wednesday afternoon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two people wearing masks scaled the Empire State Building on Wednesday and unfurled a banner on top of its spire reading, "When ...

Tourists visiting the Empire State Building expect sweeping views of New York City, one of the happiest cities in the world, not a front-row seat to an unauthorized climb near the top of the landmark.

Two masked people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City on Wednesday, July 1, unfurling a banner with a message of love and with an apparent marriage proposal too. Angela ...