NYCMate, a member of the MateMate family of free transit apps, is hanging out at Apple and Verizon stores across Manhattan for the iPhone launch today! We paid the 14th Street Mate a visit for lunch…

Usually when you’re giving a cab driver directions, they’re not free.

NYCMate walking out into traffic! Must have been using Google maps for walking directions…

An NYCMate street team member scolds the icon for not looking both ways.

The Mate in front of the 14th Street Apple Store during the iPhone Verizon launch today