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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building\u2019s antenna and unfurled a banner about \u201cthe power of love\u201d at midday Tuesday, before starting to descend, embracing, taking selfies and ultimately being arrested.<\/p>\n
Dressed in black and wearing masks \u2014 but not tethers, it appeared \u2014 the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper\u2019s antenna, which rises 1,454 feet (443 meters) above midtown Manhattan, news helicopter video showed. The banner, reading \u201cwhen the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace,\u201d waved in the wind.<\/p>\n
Just after 12:30 p.m., they began to climb down, efficiently picking their way along the latticework of metal to a wider ledge, where one seemed to set up a piece of electronic equipment and got down on one knee. After the two kissed again and hugged, the other person took selfies with an outstretched left hand, as if examining a ring.<\/p>\n
Police took them into custody after 1 p.m. No one was injured, police said.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t clear how the pair gained access to the antenna, which rises well above public areas of the 102-story building.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate reply to a message to the building\u2019s management.<\/p>\n
Daredevils have previously climbed the antenna and other parts of the Empire State Building. Those ascents have largely been unauthorized, but actor and musician Jared Leto was allowed to climb up to the base of the antenna from the 86th floor in 2023 to promote a tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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