Judge orders supervised release for lovebirds charged with scaling Empire State Building ^29.1%

Gothamist - By Brittany Kriegstein - 7/2/2026, 5:38 PM

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The couple who made global headlines by scaling the Empire State Building on Wednesday walked free from Manhattan Criminal court Thursday — and shared a long kiss before descending the subway stairs. Prosecutors charged Angelina Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, with multiple counts including reckless endangerment, criminal mischief... more