New York Nico's Guide to NYC by New York Nico was obtained directly from the publisher and I chose to review it. I am not a New York City resident but I have been there several times, with no guidebook or anything, just 'winging" it. As a non-New Yorker, it has been fun to visit the city on occasion and it is always on my bucket list to go back to. This author does an outstanding job of capturing the spirit of New York City and its longtime citizens and pointing out places people should visit in all five boroughs. Speaking of boroughs, he even gives a brief synopsis of each one. I now need to ponder if I need to buy a hardcover edition of this book to use as a coffee table book or to share with my one acquaintance who lives there, to go over the checklist to see if he has heard of most of these places.

5 Stars

I have been following New York Nico on social media for years and was thrilled to see he put out a book! As a non-New Yorker, it has been fun to fall in love with all of the local nyc celebs as Nico shines his light on their individuality. He does a fabulous job of capturing the spirit of New York City with his lens.

This is a perfect coffee table book to set out a pour over for hours. I’m excited to grab a hard copy when it comes out!

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

I feel like when you leave NYC you’re supposed to join all the haters and be glad you’ve left the hell hole. That’s not me, I still love it and miss it almost daily. New York Nico’s was a great trip of nostalgia for me, and even a few heartbreaks for places I never knew existed, and won’t get to visit. Almost 30 years in NYC and there were still places to explore.

Anyway, I love guides like this. You get one interested and interesting person’s take on a place and you can dip in and out as you like. There are so many winning spots in this book and most are largely not on the instagramers’ hit list that makes visiting so many places annoying.

It has a great design that allows each featured business to really shine and I love that it’s in 4 color.

HarperCollins gave me this title for a review, but my opinion is all mine.