SEEN & HEARD
1/19: BMCC pool opens, plus books as art (and art as books) on display at the Children’s Museum of the Arts; a community meeting with the 1st Precinct; snow business for the Parks Department.
1/18: First Annual Tribeca Party, plus GameStop is on its way out; 6 Cortlandt Alley has its first sale at auction; Lubov gallery has opening this weekend.
1/17: $13 million sale on Warren, plus Pace University wants a subway stop named after itself; Max finally gets some outdoor space; a new preschool on Varick and Canal.

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NEW KID: MAV Soho at the Hugo Hotel
The pair from Mulino a Vino lands at Greenwich and Spring.

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NOSY NEIGHBOR: Will the World Trade Center Streets Ever Reopen to Cars?
“I understand that in the age of terrorism, those streets have been blocked off to all but foot traffic, but the streets themselves are still there. Is there a contingency plan somewhere stating that—someday—those connecting streets will once again be open to vehicle traffic?” —N. —The answer

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IN THE NEWS
1/18: Clubhouse for C-suite women opens here, plus rejected plans for 29-31 Leonard; brownfield cleanup at Howard Hughes Seaport site; wedding planners settle in at WTC.

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TRIBECA THEN AND NOW: The Unidentifiables
A big thank-you again to Jane Freeman for sharing her trove of photos from the ’80s and ’90s, and thanks to everyone (especially James and Robert Ripps) who helped place the ones that I couldn’t. As one last stab, here are the 14 remaining unidentifiables.