The new iPhone 6 is now available, and the line at the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan has been growing since early in the morning:
truly stunning lines around one complete and another block at .@Apple store 5th avenue
— tom keene (@tomkeene) September 19, 2014
Line for the #iPhone 6 stretches almost 12 blocks north along 5th Ave. pic.twitter.com/xgi0ocFvpB
— Al Roker (@alroker) September 19, 2014
#Iphone frenzy outside of the Apple store here on 5th Avenue! People camped out for days for an #iPhone6 pic.twitter.com/DSILWpiJer
— Janelle Burrell (@BurrellTV) September 19, 2014
Apparently, the line at the 5th Avenue and 59th street #Apple store, extends until 86th street. Wow. #iphone6line #applelaunch
— Sahil Bhalla (@IMSahilBhalla) September 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/DefendWallSt/status/512935299635490816
People waiting in line past the Pierre on 61st and 5th for the iPhone 6…NUTS!!!! #orderonline pic.twitter.com/Qlv7yHxrAH
— Katie Distler (@KatieDistler) September 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/postcardsfromny/status/512943733256761344
https://twitter.com/benfoxrubin/status/512940371983482882
The first person to buy a phone at the Apple store on 5th Avenue become a temporary celebrity:
https://twitter.com/MarkMiscavage/status/512935832563380224
http://instagram.com/p/tIGEztpNvx/
Elsewhere, demand for an iPhone 6 on the day of its launch has been heavy, as evidenced by these lines:
The line for the iPhone 6 in NYC's Meatpacking District. 4 blocks long. pic.twitter.com/Zug9E5jykb
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) September 19, 2014
Apple fans around the world line up for new iPhones. Yes, seriously. http://t.co/r3cEQ4wVcT pic.twitter.com/YCFW3rXmnH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 19, 2014
Line of people waiting for release of iPhone 6 wraps around the block at Pasadena Apple Store http://t.co/bGvsp4QVsI pic.twitter.com/YRWOPTRHgL
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) September 19, 2014
Crazy scene at Toronto's Eaton Centre. Line up for the new iPhone loops around the mall! pic.twitter.com/cugVeeDIF8
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) September 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/VarqaAzimi/status/512942774149459969
The #iPhone line at Aventura, FL pic.twitter.com/biSW0yw8Pe (@FoxEbenBrown)
— FOX News Radio (@foxnewsradio) September 19, 2014
Apple Store Boston's open for #iPhone6. The 1st person in line has been waiting since SATURDAY. (via @erinnnfarley) pic.twitter.com/0uTcevnIns
— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) September 19, 2014
Apple has black draped over store windows. Customers say it was mass chaos as people were running to line up pic.twitter.com/jhKxKPQ14S
— Clare Huddleston (@Fox6Clare) September 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/ryanjbolger/status/512942784274128896
bro…this line at the Apple Store, even the AT&T line is crazy pic.twitter.com/TTFerl8tt0
— nelle 爱 (@xochantelle___) September 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/marclevy/status/512933761886191616
Apple iPhone 6 launch day: war zone at Eaton Center the line spanded 3 floors pic.twitter.com/qFA1hHPX0j
— morbidprince (@PANDECT) September 19, 2014
Hundreds line up in Indianapolis to get Apple’s new iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus http://t.co/4wmDoXFJpB pic.twitter.com/HrFiTtMy7B
— Deanna Fry (@DeannaFryTV) September 19, 2014
The view from back of iPhone line. You can see the Walnut St sign way up there, turn left then wait another block. pic.twitter.com/hSq2F4e2rY
— Jim Melwert (@JMelwert) September 19, 2014
Waiting in line 4 iPhone 6 @ the hills of Green. Some of these ppl got here @ 3 am 4 preorder pickup..I was sleeping. pic.twitter.com/dwHzSKIIuU
— James Lewis (@jameslewis1128) September 19, 2014
Overnight at Yorkdale – this is insane! #applefanboy #iphone6 #hyperlapse @ Apple Store http://t.co/eO32g56TRK
— Will Doyle (@willdoyle) September 19, 2014
The front of the line at Kenwood Towne Centre. Hundreds wait for the new iPhone 6. Live with @JohnMatarese @WCPO pic.twitter.com/0LGUz0HQBE
— Dwayne Slavey (@PhotogDSlavey) September 19, 2014
This is nuts. RT @PoppyN: New iPhone. Part 1 of the queue at the Apple Store in Covent Garden. Loons. pic.twitter.com/vAOadGusaX
— Sam Baker (@SamBaker) September 19, 2014
Waiting in line for the iPhone 6 Plus! pic.twitter.com/6OFpdJFUjA
— BOBBY MARES (@ItsBobbyMares) September 19, 2014
There is literally not a single woman in this iPhone 6 queue in London http://t.co/ut13tCMXhb pic.twitter.com/cPIJ3B335X
— The Independent (@Independent) September 19, 2014
The iPhone 6 line is 12 blocks long — and people are sleeping in boxes http://t.co/D2HOyjyqEK pic.twitter.com/ZCKDkVFgMk
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) September 19, 2014
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