It’s Groupon’s Neighborhood Week, the week that offers a slew of hard-to-beat discounts in one neighborhood each day, and today, the deals turn to the Upper West Side!  From now until midnight tonight, snag up some unbelievable discounts.  Click through for a list of the Upper West Side spots offering Groupons today.

Above, Neighborhoodr snaps a photo of a new spot on the Upper West Side… the diner on Amsterdam between 81st and 82nd that used to be EJ’s Luncheonette has a new identity.  According to signage, the eatery is now the appropriately-named Amsterdam Diner.  No word on whether the new restaurant is simply an update to [...]

Although it seems hard to believe that summer is around the corner while you bundle up for the seemingly millionth time this season, we really are getting close to warmer days.  Here’s another sign that we are approaching the warm season… Community Board 7 has announced a list of 2011 street fairs in the area.  [...]

DNAinfo reports that a workers’ rights group is gathering people at Saigon Grill (Amsterdam at 90th) today to launch a “sweatshop-free” campaign.  Justice Will Be Served will hold a rally today starting at 1:00 pm, using Saigon Grill as an example where labor problems like age discrimination and retaliation against workers who have unionized have [...]

At left, a new store looks close to ready. G-Free NYC, a store dedicated to gluten-free foods, posted this photo on Twitter, excited that their renovations are complete. The store, located on 85th between Columbus and Central Park West, is slated to open in a few weeks.
Did you spot an upcoming opening or [...]