{"id":19789,"date":"2022-06-28T17:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=19789"},"modified":"2022-09-15T13:21:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:21:37","slug":"new-york-nico-louise-fili-steve-heller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/new-york-nico-louise-fili-steve-heller\/","title":{"rendered":"You Know New York Nico, Now Meet His Design Legend Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

You don\u2019t have to look hard for stereotypical representations of New York, but the real essence of the City can only be found in the cast of characters you find on its streets. Eccentric New Yorkers\u2014from Washington Square Park to Coney Island\u2014are an integral part of the city. And wherever they are, you\u2019ll find a guy with a camera not too far behind: Nicolas Heller, better known as New York Nico<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Armed with an iPhone and a penchant for small talk, NYC\u2019s \u201cUnofficial Talent Scout\u201d spends his days on the block, capturing the people and stories who otherwise might never find their way to social media. People like Larry the Birdman of Washington Square Park, who regularly covers himself in pigeons (and considers them his friends), or Tiger Hood, who makes a personal driving range out of a club, a few small milk cartons, a bucket, and an alley in SoHo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing these stories on his Instagram\u2014often multiple times per day\u2014has given the 33-year-old’s followers (over a million of them) a unique view of this unique city. Nico has turned his Timbs-on-the-ground approach to social media into something more like documentary filmmaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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