Past Event
Wednesday, January 29 2025
6:30–9:00 pm
Nicolas Heller
Inside the Making of NY Nico’s Guide to NYC
Wednesday, January 29 2025
6:30–9:00 pm
Nicolas Heller
Inside the Making of NY Nico’s Guide to NYC
Join Nicolas Heller, Jason Diamond, Jeremy Cohen, and Jessica Flores in conversation about the making of NY Nico’s Guide to NYC.
NYC is its own main character and that main character energy can only be captured by the city’s only unofficial talent scout, NY Nico. Join Nicolas Heller, Jason Diamond, Jeremy Cohen and Jessica Flores as they discuss what about NYC inspires them, what makes NYC the best city in the world and what it took to create the ultimate insiders guide to NYC.
This event will be moderated by Perrin Drumm.
Don’t Miss Our Post-Event Reception and Book Signing
After the event – mingle, meet the speakers, get your copy of NY Nico’s Guide to NYC, and have it signed! While a select number of books will be available for sale at the event, we encourage securing your copy ahead of time by opting for a pre-purchase with your ticket — guaranteeing you won’t leave empty-handed.
Illustrations credit: Chris M. Wilson
Event Series: Design Spotlight
These events are design talks or conversations that feature designers or creative teams sharing top of mind or breakout work.
Tickets
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Schedule
- 6:30 pm Doors open & check-in
- 7:00 pm Event begins
- 8:30 pm Event ends
- 8:30 pm Post event book signing & reception
Tickets
- Non-members $30.00
- AIGA Members $20.00
- New York Nico's Guide to NYCs $32.50
John L. Tishman Auditorium, The New School
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University Center
63 5th Avenue
New York, 10003
Panel
Nicolas Heller
New York Nico (Nicolas Heller) is a filmmaker and social media creator born and raised in NYC. Hailed as the “unofficial talent scout of NYC,” New York Nico documents New York City for his 3 million+ followers. His debut short film Out of Order premiered in 2022 at the Tribeca Film Festival. He has directed commercials for the New York Knicks, Meta, NIKE, MLB, Calvin Klein, Kith, Timberland, and many more.
Jason Diamond
Jason Diamond is the co-author of New York Nico’s Guide to New York. He’s the author of the memoir Searching for John Hughes, and the essay collection The Sprawl. He’s written for The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, GQ, and many other publications. His next book is his debut novel Kaplan’s Plot, out in September on Flatiron. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.
Jeremy Cohen
Jeremy Cohen is a New York City-based photographer specializing in photographing people and celebrating the vibrant culture of NYC through his lens. Jeremy is a member of the Sony Alpha Imaging Collective and his work has been seen in publications including Time Magazine, New York Magazine, and The New York Times.
Moderator
Perrin Drumm
Perrin is a writer, and runs the publishing division at A24 Films. Previously, she founded AIGA’s Eye on Design.
Livestream Access
This event will be live-streamed! For livestream tickets click here.
John L. Tishman Auditorium, The New School
—
University Center
63 5th Avenue
New York, 10003