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Couple who climbed Empire State Building for engagement out on ‘supervised release’

Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner

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July 2, 2026

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Couple who climbed Empire State Building for engagement out on ‘supervised release’

The couple who were arrested after scaling the Empire State Building in New York City for a daredevil proposal are out on “supervised release” after being hit with multiple charges. Russians Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, and Angela Nikolau, 33, appeared in court on Thursday, facing felony charges of burglary, reckless endangerment, and criminal mischief when a judge []

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UPI

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· Jul 2, 2026

Couple who climbed Empire State Building given supervised release

Couple who climbed Empire State Building given supervised release

ABC7 New York

center

· Jul 2, 2026

Empire State Building daredevil climbing couple gets supervised release until next court date

Empire State Building daredevil climbing couple gets supervised release until next court date

Cosmopolitan

left

· Jul 2, 2026

Meet Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau, the Hot Couple Who Climbed the Empire State Building for Their Proposal

They literally took their relationship to new heights.

Twitchy

right

· Jul 2, 2026

Love Above: Daredevil Couple Gets Engaged During Death-Defying Climb of Empire State Building Spire

Love Above: Daredevil Couple Gets Engaged During Death-Defying Climb of Empire State Building Spire

ArcaMax

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· Jul 1, 2026

Daredevil couple climb spire atop Empire State Building in apparent marriage proposal

NEW YORK — A daredevil couple climbed the spire of the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday to unfurl a banner about love. Police were called to the iconic skyscraper where the pair, both dressed in black, climbed from the ...

The Independent

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· Jul 1, 2026

Experts dissect Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s MSG wedding: 200 city cops on a holiday weekend, $5M in security concerns

The eye-popping estimate for the celeb couple to shell out to secure Madison Square Garden comes as some suspect planning for the mega-event in New York City is a ‘fake-out,’ while a former city official estimates the wedding could cost New Yorkers millions in police and cleanup expenses

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Related coverage for "Couple who climbed Empire State Building for engagement out on ‘supervised release’": UPI — Couple who climbed Empire State Building given supervised release. ABC7 New York — Empire State Building daredevil climbing couple gets supervised release until next court date . Cosmopolitan — Meet Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau, the Hot Couple Who Climbed the Empire State Building for Their Proposal. Twitchy — Love Above: Daredevil Couple Gets Engaged During Death-Defying Climb of Empire State Building Spire. ArcaMax — Daredevil couple climb spire atop Empire State Building in apparent marriage proposal. The Independent — Experts dissect Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s MSG wedding: 200 city cops on a holiday weekend, $5M in security concerns