New York City residents were surprised to find two masked people climbing the Empire State Building just after noon on Wednesday.
The New York Police Department confirmed via social media that they closed down streets near 5th Avenue and 34th Street in Manhattan.
They unfurled a banner that read, ‘When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.’
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The couple identified themselves on social media as daredevil climbers Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau from Russia.
They unfurled a banner that read, “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.”
The NYPD later confirmed that officers had taken the couple into custody but did not immediately say what charges they may face.
One woman told USA Today that there were rumors
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