Wild scene as masked pair scales Empire State Building to very top and fly banner about love and peace

By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 17:41, 1 July 2026 | Updated: 17:59, 1 July 2026 A pair of masked daredevils were spotted climbing to the very top of the Empire State Building in New York City on Wednesday.  Both climbers, who appeared to be a man and woman, were seen in masks on the spire of the building, which reaches a staggering 1,454 feet.  As they were seen clinging to the building's spire, the pair flew a banner which read: 'When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.' It remains unclear how they managed to scale the iconic Manhattan building.  After flying the banner at around midday, one climber began to descend before heading back toward the top.  The pair began to descend just after 12.30pm, before reaching a lower platform where one climber dropped down to one knee and proposed to the other.  The climber appeared to say 'Yes' to the astonishing proposal, as a helicopter circling the building captured the couple embracing and they removed their mask to share a kiss. The New York City Police Department were seen reporting to the scene.  This is a breaking news story.  A pair of masked daredevils were spotted climbing to the very top of the Empire State Building in New York City on Wednesday After they began their descent at around 12.30pm, one climber proposed to the other on a lower deck of the spire and appeared to say yes as the pair embraced and shared a kiss As they were seen clinging to the building's spire, the pair flew a banner which read: 'When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace' The New York City Police Department seen responding to the scene The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.