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Love, Protest, and the Empire State | Venice Beach News
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Two Russian daredevils, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, scaled the Empire State Building’s 1,400-foot spire—unauthorized, unsecured, and in extreme heat—to unfurl a peace banner and pull off a surprise proposal. They kissed, got arrested by the NYPD, and were later released on supervised release. Their stunt, blending romance, activism, and extreme risk, turned a historic landmark into a viral moment—complete with a quote famously attributed to Jimi Hendrix, though older than you think.
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