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The Flushing YMCA, 138-46 Northern Blvd., offers free computer classes, recreational swimming, game room time, and other activities for children ages 8-18 every Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 718-961-6880. Comment.

Thurs., Jan. 4 is the last day for auditions for "The Late Christopher Bean," a production of the St. Gregory's Theatre Group. The auditions are from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the church basement, 242nd Street and 88th Avenue in Bellerose. 718-347-3707. Comment.

Unlike previous shows that focused just on the finished products, "Tiffany: Behind the Glass" examines the complete process of lamp and window production from the Tiffany studio in Corona. Comment.

The New York Hall of Science collected written messages to be placed in a time capsule that will be buried in front of the hall this spring. Comment.

To celebrate this genre of entertainment, Larry and Andrea Marshak of Floral Park have started a dinner theater - kosher, of course - named appropriately enough in honor of the indisputable father of comedy television, if not television itself, the legendary Sid Caesar. Comment.

The Rockaway Artists Alliance, a non-for-profit organization headquartered on Beach 116th Street, brings together artists of various disciplines who, as stated in the organization's literature, "reflect the cultural diversity of Queens." Comment.

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The Queens College women's basketball team held on to minimal leads and fended off the Lady Cats for most of the game. But like weak cement trying to fill the cracks of a dam, the Lady Knights could not hold off the ensuing flood. Comment.

Bird, a resident of Syosset, had 15 points and six assists for undefeated UConn in the nationally televised win. Backcourt-mate Shea Ralph also netted 15 for the defending national champions. Comment.

The Red Storm (6-5) overcame a sluggish first few minutes and rolled to a 92-77 win over the visiting Dons. And they did it in unusual fashion, receiving key contributions from Reggie Jessie and Alpha Bangura, two players who have been less than stellar through the early going this season. Comment.

Last week at the ECAC Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden, Suarez bottomed out. He was suspended by Hofstra head coach Jay Wright for the Pride's opener, a 58-52 win over Rutgers, after arriving late to practice. Suarez also missed a preseason game for arriving late to practice. Comment.

Tuesday afternoon at Iceland in New Hyde Park, the Royals implemented that gameplan to its fullest and, coupled with lackluster play by Molloy, defeated the Stanners, 9-5. Comment.

While Rutgers-bound Rebecca Richman did score 18 points for Brooklyn Tech, it was the balanced scoring attack of Francis Lewis that prevailed. Led by sophomore Teresa Rozza, who netted a game-high 20 points to become the first Patriot to score more than 15 points in a game, Francis Lewis defeated the Engineers, 53-47. Comment.

But the Royals are their old selves in the 2000-2001 season, winning the Galaxo Holiday Classic in Raleigh, N.C. over the holiday break and defeating the No. 2 ranked team in the nation, Narbonne High School out of Harbor City, Calif., in the process. Comment.

"We didn't take one bad shot the entire game," said Van Buren head coach Perry Dortch. "We worked their 1-1-3 zone and made them work defensively. Once again Josh and John were good. They had trouble dealing with our matchups." Comment.

St. Francis Prep, now 6-5 on the season, lost back-to-back games to Poly Prep and St. Edmund before salvaging the tournament with a win over Queens foes the Newtown Pioneers Sunday, 72-46. Comment.

The red-shirt freshman on the Boston College football team had one interception in the end zone, as the Eagles defeated Arizona State, 31-17, in the Aloha Bowl in Honolulu on Christmas Day. The game was nationally televised on ABC. Comment.

Al Groh, the 56-year-old coach who replaced Bill Parcells this season, bolted the Meadowlands for his alma mater, Virginia, leaving my beloved Gang Green in yet another bind. Comment.

A spokesman for the department, Jerard Allas, said it took nearly 25 fire companies and 106 firefighters nearly 1 1/2 hours to extinguish the blaze. The fire, which broke out in the ductwork in the basement of the hospital at 45-00 Parsons Blvd., was reported to the Fire Department around 11:29 a.m., Allas said. Comment.

Cupid came in with his shining ribbon to start the year 2001. Three zeros in a row just had to be broken. If you haven't made your resolutions yet, what are you waiting for? Even if you feel you are perfect, let's put all that extra ability in new ventures and new endeavors. Let's spread your joy to every corner and to everyone around you. Comment.

And they began doing it: raising money for the Flushing firefighter's hospital bills not covered by insurance. Comment.

Of course, the likelihood of finding blooming flowers under the snow is not great, but forcing bulbs during the winter is a really wonderful alternative that is both easy and rewarding Comment.

They give their time from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., which can only be described as a labor of love. Comment.

The performance was to be held in Dix Hills at the beautiful and spacious Upper Room Ministries, 722 Deer Park Rd. (one mile south on the L.I.E. at exit 51). Ann and her husband, Jim, have run bus trips there, and elsewhere, for years and are certainly to be thanked and commended for sharing gems like this with so many people. Comment.

Nonetheless, we can now all relax and await that solemn quadrennial event, the Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. Comment.

The dispute centered around who would be in charge of the upcoming Lunar New Year Parade in downtown Flushing. It grew to the point that the commander of the 109th Precinct refused to issue a parade permit until all parties could reach an agreement. Comment.

"Things are just flying off the shelf," said owner Donna Drimer a few days before Christmas when business was brisk. The store, which has been in the neighborhood for 29 years, is open six days a week Monday through Saturday. Comment.

Bayside, 75-35 210 St., Coo Hi-Rise, $78,000, Bed 1, Bath 1, Construction-Brick, M/Mnt. $357 Comment.

Amed Hasan, 18, was the 669th murder victim of 2000, exceeding 1999's total of 667, police said. No address was given for Hasan. Comment.

The department's proposal would create special zoning regulations for 37 centrally located blocks in Long Island City, said Joseph Rose, chairman of the City Planning Commission. It would allow large mixed-use buildings to be constructed on sites located one or two subway stops just east of midtown Manhattan, he said. Comment.

Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the robbery on the E line, police said. Comment.

Electric generators should be installed around the city, Schumer said, because New York may face a brownout next summer unless it does something to increase its energy production. Comment.

"I come home and they're destroying my garage," said Torres, looking over the vacant cement lot where her garage once stood. Comment.

"'She's dangerous. She's someone who has killed,"' Nerney recalled the parole lawyer arguing before the judge. Comment.

Chris Collett, the chamber's former executive director and a current board member, also spoke out on behalf of event. Comment.

The plan, referred to as the 63rd Street Connection, dates back to the 1960s, said Joe Raskin, the Transit Authority's community liaison. Comment.

Lynch lives next door to Rosedale Auto Parts on Brookville Boulevard whose parking lot is often filled with large industrial trucks that move heavy loads and cars, some of which do not have license plates. Comment.

"It's like an obsession - those lines," he said recently in a telephone interview, explaining that when his home is clean and organized, all's well with the world. Comment.

On Dec. 24 a passerby found Jackson's body in a plastic bag on the side of North Conduit Avenue near 244th Street and police were able to identify her several days later, said Cadet John Buthorn, a police spokesman. Comments (1).

Jordan-Dawkins, 20, of 109-15 Merrick Blvd., was shot to death in the early morning hours on Dec. 22 following a dispute which erupted outside what residents contend is an illegal gambling and strip club on Guy Brewer Boulevard. Comment.

"I was born into painting," said Wapage, who changed his name in 1995 because people were confusing him with his father and six other family members, who are all well-known Haitian artists. "Before I started painting, I was a painter." Comment.

Jin Shen Liu, 44, the owner of the Golden Wok restaurant in St. Albans, was killed Sept. 1 while making a delivery to an isolated Springfield Gardens home. The teenagers allegedly lured Liu to the front of a vacant home, put a bag over his head, and began punching him and beating him with a brick. Comment.

The murder rate declined by 41.6 percent, with seven murders in 2000 vs. 12 in 1999. Comment.

For Duskiewicz, the president of the Creedmoor Civic Association, and Aquilino, the president of the Rocky Hill Civic Association, the illegal conversion of homes is a major problem in their neighborhood as it is for many areas throughout the borough because it taxes the city services and poses a fire hazard. Comment.

The resolution, which was introduced by Councilman Sheldon Leffler (D-Hollis) on the council floor in February 1999, would remove for January and February a 4 percent sales tax levied on home-heating oil. Although at first blush, it appears that the measure would have a negligible impact on consumers, city officials and energy analysts said it would save each city resident on average this winter $50 depending on the size of the space they are heating. Comment.

The pool owner, Chaim Kaminetzky of 71-41 171st St., has already paid hundreds of dollars in fines to the city Department of Buildings for illegal construction of the pool and for using unapproved plans. Comment.

The records indicate that a complaint from an unidentified party was filed with the department on Oct. 25, but Buildings did not respond to it until after a four-alarm fire consumed the 70-year-old building at 153-01 Northern Blvd. and injured at least two firefighters. Comment.

The 24-year-old group - which provides hundreds of clients with housing in dormlike facilities or individual apartments in Queens and the Bronx - announced in 1999 its plans to move to a two-story building at 10-16 162nd St. in Whitestone. Comment.

The statistics, which were released Tuesday by the Police Department, offer a snapshot of serious crimes committed from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 2000 - including murder, rape, robbery, felonious assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny auto - for all city precincts. Comment.

Juan Rolon, 49, of Mastic, L.I., is also accused of strangling his wife to death in the early morning hours of Jan. 21, 2000 before traveling to his job at the Beech Hills apartment complex in Douglaston. Comment.

While the owners of Little Corner Tavern at 254-25 Northern Blvd. in Little Neck and of Alley Park Tavern at 224-07 Union Turnpike were not implicated in the drug activity, both were expected to appear before judges this week in separate hearings to learn the fates of their businesses, police said. Comment.

Coated streets and roads were ghostlike, explored only by the adventurers who set out on foot to enjoy the rare whitewashed landscape. Comment.

Theiss died in his sleep Friday morning of natural causes at Ashley Gardens, said Caroline Theiss-Aird, his youngest daughter. Comment.

The results, which broke down the nation's population by state, showed that New York had dropped to the third most populous state in the nation behind California and Texas. Comment.