Man Scales New York Times Building

Alain Robert, a stuntman, climbed the 52-story New York Times building on Thursday before he was arrested. His banner read, “Global warming kills more people than 9/11 every week.” (Photo: Sewell Chan/The New York Times)


A man holding a bright green banner has ascended the north face of the New York Times building, climbing more than 16 stories as of 12:15 p.m., while the police and security officials cordoned off the sidewalk on West 41st Street.

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