Two people unfold banner atop Empire State Building in apparent marriage proposal stunt

An elaborate stunt unfolded atop the Empire State Building Wednesday when two people climbed to the spire—beyond the public observation deck—to unfurl a marriage proposal banner. The message, according to The Guardian, read: 'When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.' The masked figures in black were making a bold—if legally questionable—romantic gesture.

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