In the men's quarterfinals at Corona Park, second-seeded Gianluca Pozzi of Italy defeated Wade McGuire, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, Queens, (718) 699-0005.

"There's 100-and-something languages spoken within walking distance of Corona Park, and I know that the problems of the world are there," he said.

Through Jan. 18 at the New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, Queens.

Corona Park (LIRR station)

Queens Museum, Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, Queens, 718 592-5555.

B1 Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be refurbished under a 10-year program costing $80 million to be announced today by Mayor Koch.

The World's Fair in 1939 and 1964 was held at Corona Park, a former dump where garbage had been heaped on the meadows, creating foothills of filth.

It is a short walk from the No. 7 subway line stop to the center of Corona Park, where the crusade is being held.

There was no joy to be felt in Corona Park the night I was there.