NEW YORK — A daredevil couple climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday and unfurled a banner about love during an apparent marriage proposal.

Cops were called to the iconic W. 34th St. skyscraper after Ivan “Vanya” Beerkus and Angela Nikolau, stars of a 2024 Netflix documentary “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” climbed from the observation tower to the base of the building’s antenna around noon.

The couple, dressed in black with Nikolau wearing her trademark Catwoman cowl, released a banner that read “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace” 1,454 feet above the ground.

Beerkus then got down on one knee and appeared to pop the question while holding out a small object in his hand, video taken by passing helicopters show.

Nikolau happily accepted and kissed Beerkus.

Members of an NYPD Emergency Services Unit took the pair into custody when they climbed down.

The two were whisked away in an NYPD van waiting for them in the building’s loading dock, so they were unable to greet onlookers gathered at the base of the building.

While they were on the top of the Empire State Building, the two took a picture of themselves holding hands with Manhattan below them.

Criminal charges were pending.

The two are known for climbing skyscrapers without ropes or harnesses. Nikolau on her Instagram describes herself as a “Neoartist exploring identity, fear and freedom.”

“My dream is to push the boundaries of what’s acceptable in art,” she writes.

The stunt comes as another couple, superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, are expected to be married in Madison Square Garden this weekend.

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