NEW YORK CITY – In a shocking scene high above the streets of Manhattan, two masked individuals scaled to the very top of the Empire State Building on Wednesday afternoon to unfurl a banner promoting world peace before a sky-high proposal unfolded.
What we know:
The incident, which took place around noon, quickly caught the eyes of onlookers below and sparked a frenzy on social media as footage circulated online.
Once they reached the top, the duo raised a flag that reads, “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.”
The climbers appeared to begin their descent around 12:30 p.m. before one of the climbers proposed to the other on a spire platform. They continued climbing down just before 1 p.m.
NYPD helicopters were seen hovering around the climbers as officers started climbing up themselves.
What we don’t know:
The identities of the climbers are still unknown, along with how they managed to reach the top of the building.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The backstory:
The Empire State Building, which has 102 floors, is 1,454 feet from the tip of its antenna. The iconic building was built in just 410 days, opening on April 11, 1931. It held the title for tallest building for 40 years, until being surpassed by the World Trade Center in 1970.
The Source: Information from this article was sourced from SKYFOX visuals.