{"id":30303,"date":"2026-07-03T11:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=30303"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:43:28","slug":"couple-climbs-empire-state-building-raising-questions-about-their-intentions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=30303","title":{"rendered":"Couple Climbs Empire State Building, Raising Questions About Their Intentions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"195\">Russian urban climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested after illegally scaling the Empire State Building\u2019s 1,454-foot antenna in New York during a high-risk stunt.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"363\">Known from Netflix\u2019s <em data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"244\">Skywalkers: A Love Story<\/em>, the couple reached the top, displayed a banner about love and peace, and Kuznetsov proposed to Nikolau, who accepted.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"555\">They stayed briefly before climbing down and being taken into custody for trespassing and unauthorized access. Authorities said they bypassed restricted security zones above the 102nd floor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"679\">The stunt went viral but sparked criticism for being reckless and disruptive, despite no injuries or danger to the public.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2072517207750303994&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fcouple-scales-empire-state-building-people-question-true-intentions%2F&amp;sessionId=86ff5e0050f80f9400dba074b6c9e82b8fb96503&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2072517207750303994\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian urban climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested after illegally scaling the Empire State Building\u2019s 1,454-foot antenna in New York during a high-risk stunt. 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