Afghanistan, July 4 -- NEW YORK, July 4, 2026: Two Russian urban climbers have been charged in New York after allegedly scaling the Empire State Building's antenna without authorization during a marriage proposal stunt that drew a major police response, U.S. media reported.
The climbers were identified in court documents as Angelina Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, who are publicly known as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus. They appeared in a Manhattan court on Thursday, July 2, a day after the climb, and were charged with several offenses, including burglary and reckless endangerment, according to police and court records cited by the Associated Press and local media.
Authorities said the pair climbed above the building's public obser...