ON TOP OF ONE of the highest observation points in New York City — 800 feet and 70 floors into the sky, to be exact — Olandria Carthen leans against a ledge. Her ankles are crossed daintily, and an arm is draped over a railing. Behind her is a sprawling aerial view of Midtown, skyscrapers kissing the clouds; the Empire State Building peeks just over her left shoulder.

Nic Vansteenberghe is two feet in front of her, iPhone in hand, snapping away. He shows her his camerawork before they reposition to take another photo. They’ve already posed for several selfies together — but this type of view, on the breathtaking terrace on Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center, is the type you want to savor. A thousand photos could not be enough.

The two are with some of their fellow “Love Island USA” c

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