Bird strikes forced emergency landings of two passenger planes this week, aviation officials said.

The victim, Rose M. Mankos, 48, who lived in Stuyvesant Town, was a lawyer who had worked for the state.

The woman’s sudden leap onto the tracks at the 77th Street station created a harrowing scene for crowds of commuters who watched in shock from the platform.

The woman’s sudden leap onto the tracks at the 77th Street station created a harrowing scene for crowds of commuters who watched in shock from the platform.

Frances D. Jasmin, the suspect in the Feb. 21 accident that left an employee of the mayor’s office in critical condition, turned herself in to the authorities.

James F. Lomma, his company and its employee Tibor Varganyi face manslaughter charges in a 2008 Manhattan accident that killed two workers.

James F. Lomma, his company and its employee Tibor Varganyi face manslaughter charges in a 2008 Manhattan accident that killed two workers.

An S.U.V. suddenly accelerated while backing up in a parking lot in Gravesend, Brooklyn, killing a woman and injuring four other people, the authorities said.

James F. Lomma of New York Crane and Equipment Corporation was indicted in connection with a 2008 accident in Manhattan that killed two people.

A search was conducted for almost eight hours, well beyond the time officials calculated anyone could survive in the 40-degree water.