Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” at midday on Wednesday, before starting to descend, embracing, taking selfies and ultimately being arrested.Dressed in black and wearing masks – but not tethers, it appeared – the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper’s antenna, which rises 1,454 feet (443 metres) above midtown Manhattan, news helicopter video showed.The banner, reading “when the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace”, waved in the wind.
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2 arrested after hanging ‘power of love’ banner on top of Empire State Building
Two individuals were arrested on Wednesday after ascending to the top of the Empire State Building's antenna. At midday, they unfurled a banner that read, "when the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace." The pair, dressed in black and wearing masks, balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the skyscraper's antenna, which stands 1,454 feet high.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-01 · 18:09 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Two individuals were arrested on Wednesday after ascending to the top of the Empire State Building's antenna. At midday, they unfurled a banner that read, "when the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace." The pair, dressed in black and wearing masks, balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the skyscraper's antenna, which stands 1,454 feet high. After unfurling the banner, they began to descend, took selfies, and were subsequently arrested. News helicopter footage captured these events unfolding above midtown Manhattan.
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The individuals were dressed in black and wearing masks.
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Two people unfurled a banner reading 'when the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace' on the Empire State Building's antenna.
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The two individuals were arrested after descending from the antenna.
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News helicopter video showed the individuals balancing on a narrow ledge and appearing to kiss atop the antenna.
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