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2 people seen climbing Empire State Building, fly banner
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk at WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· July 1, 2026
· 1 min read
Two people scaled to the top of the Empire State Building and hung a banner from the antenna more than a thousand feet above the ground. Read more trending news WCBS reported that the people were wearing masks and unfurled a banner that read, “When the power of love beats the love of power, the w...
Key takeaway The New York Post noted that they were “kissing-daredevils clad in dark clothes and a cat mask” who went up to the top of the building and its antenna, 1,454 feet in the air.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 1, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? Two people scaled to the top of the Empire State Building and hung a banner from the antenna more than a thousand feet above the ground. Read more trending news WCBS reported that the people were wearing masks and unfurled a banner that read, “When the power of love beats the love of power, the w...
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