December 17, 2011 New York Today

News Stanford Ends Effort to Build New York Arm By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Stanford University abruptly dropped its application to build an innovative graduate school, shortly before Cornell announced a $350 million gift to underwrite its bid. Occupy Group Faults Church, a Onetime Ally By MATT FLEGENHEIMER The church next to the park where Wall Street protests were staged is now at odds with activists, who want to hold more demonstrations on a church-owned lot. Access to Details on Wealthy Donors Fueled Theft Ring By JOSEPH BERGER An employee of UJA-Federation of New York worked with more than 50 accomplices to transfer money from victims to accounts they controlled, according to an indictment. ADVERTISEMENT Feature Crime Scene For the Fallen, an Esoteric, Simple Symbol of Grief By MICHAEL WILSON Mourning fans, commonly called bunting, rise at the city's grieving police precinct houses long before the other icons of an officer's death arrive. More Crime Scene Columns Sports For the Jets, a Familiar Face in a Familiar Place By DAVE CALDWELL For the second season in a row, safety Brodney Pool is replacing the injured Jim Leonhard late in the season. N.F.L. Roundup: Arrested Receiver Denies Selling Drugs to Players ADVERTISEMENT

A new, sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in New York City and beyond, selected by Times critics. Go to Event Listings Multimedia Slide Show: Creative Visions, Writ Large The artist Kristin Jones is planning her first major public art project in New York City in a dozen years. Related Article Arts From the Past, but Looking Forward By BEN BRANTLEY It has been a year in the theater for putting new and explosive life into classic vessels. Slide Show: Ben Brantley's Top 10 of 2011 Music Review In the Tradition of a Matriarch, This Family Keeps Crooning and Caroling By JON PARELES "A Not So Silent Night," a Christmas concert at Town Hall on Thursday, picked up where Kate McGarrigle left off. The evening was a benefit for the Kate McGarrigle Fund for Sarcoma Research. Dance Review Youthful Energy, Onstage and Outside By BRIAN SEIBERT The students at Juilliard Dance are presenting a show of four new pieces, displaying much skill and humor. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @NYTMetro for New York breaking news and headlines. Search Movies » Search Theater » Search New York Restaurants » Search New York Real Estate » ADVERTISEMENT

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