Exclusive | New York Nico on his favorite NYC places and 6 things you should absolutely never do on the subway

Disney World has Mickey Mouse — and New York City has Nicolas Heller. Better known as New York Nico to his fervent following, Heller, 35, has built a viral career chronicling the glorious nooks and crannies of life in the Big Apple.But he has trouble answering the most common question people pose.“I can’t tell you my single favorite business here, ’cause that’s like picking your favorite child,” he told The Post.Case in point: For his new book “New York Nico’s Guide to NYC,” Heller only managed to whittle it down to 100 of them.Billing itself as “an authentic, locals-only tour of the city,” don’t expect to find the Times Square Olive Garden in its pages.

Mimicking Heller’s social media, he instead points his lens at the mom-and-pop and old-school shops that make up the metropolitan landscape.That includes the 70-year-old Peter Pan Donuts in Greenpoint, where Heller ordered an eyebrow-raising selection: a bacon, egg and cheese on a glazed coconut donut with hot sauce. The seen-it-all waitress was unfazed by the off-menu request.“This is by far the least odd I’ve seen,” she said, to which Heller naturally replied: “What’s the oddest order?” “Salmon with peanut butter and jelly with bacon, sausage on a donut.

That was wild.”While Heller doesn’t consider himself a foodie, he instead has an appetite for the city’s many characters.After growing up in Union Square, a miserable post-college stint in Los Angeles led the fledgling director back to his home city for some soul-searching. “I was sitting in the park contemplating what my next move was when out of the corner of my eye I noticed this street character I’ve seen all throughout high school but never spoke to,” Heller remembered of the towering personality who would hold a sign that said The 6’7″ Jew Who Will Rap For You.

“He was like a celebrity to me.” After befriending the street performer, Heller was inspired to tell his story.“I’d never made a...