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NYC doctor who treated John Paul II, Reagan accused of sexually abusing patient

A noted New York City doctor who reportedly treated a pope and a president allegedly sexually assaulted a patient after romantically pursuing her for years, according to a federal lawsuit. The woman who filed the suit under the alias Jane Doe said Dr. Kevin Cahill began pursuing her — despite an age difference of more...

 

Megabus will resume service in and out of NYC next week

Megabus will resume its budget bus service between New York City and Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. next week, the company announced. Even as the Big Apple remains on coronavirus lockdown, inter-city buses will run on “limited schedules” beginning June 1, the company said in an email to customers Tuesday. The email insisted Megabus is...

 

Cuomo says he had ‘good’ talks with Trump on New York infrastructure projects

Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted he had a “good conversation” with President Trump during their Wednesday White House meeting on New York’s infrastructure — but sure didn’t seem in any rush to talk about it. After emerging from the sit-down, Cuomo held a press briefing in which he went the first half-hour recycling go-to talking points...

 

Just hours after NYC crackdown, Borough Park businesses are packed again

The crackdown didn’t even last a day! Just hours after City Hall sent in the Sheriff’s Office, at least four Borough Park stores exposed by The Post for operating in violation of emergency coronavirus orders were back open — and, again, packed with maskless customers. “Maybe it’s illegal to open it, but you have to...

 

NYC man accused of stealing from doctor fighting coronavirus released without bail

A 29-year-old vagrant accused of swiping $11,000 worth in various items from an out-of-state volunteer coronavirus doctor is back out on the streets, authorities said Wednesday. Ronaldo Lewis was arrested Tuesday night after cops were tipped off to the man’s identity through news coverage and was slapped with a slew of charges, including burglary — only...

 

NYPD cop a ‘spineless coward’ for shooting, killing friend, victim’s dad says

The father of a Long Island man gunned down by his NYPD-rookie friend blasted the officer as a “spineless coward” for the slaying in an interview Wednesday. The victim’s father, Santi-Robert Curro, said the fact that gunman Errick Allen, 27, did not call 911 and did not wait at the scene of the May 12...

 

UConn fugitive Peter Manfredonia may have been spotted in Uber to Maryland

The machete-wielding University of Connecticut student who is being hunted for a killing spree may have last been seen fleeing south across the Maryland state line in an Uber, according to a report Wednesday. Peter Manfredonia — who is wanted for allegedly slaughtering two men and seriously injuring another — was caught on camera at a...

 

Formerly homeless New Yorker gives back during coronavirus pandemic

A decade ago, Lisbon Black was squatting in an abandoned house in Brooklyn, fresh out of jail, panhandling for money and dealing with a substance abuse problem. But these days, Black is a star volunteer for The Alliance for Positive Change — helping struggling New Yorkers get through the coronavirus crisis.  The non-profit — which...

 

Man arrested in murder of woman found naked in Bronx trash can

A 39-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a woman who was found naked and stuffed head-first into a Bronx trash can last month, the NYPD announced Wednesday. Khphruan Campbell was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree and concealment of a human corpse, cops said....

 

Lawmakers pass coronavirus-related bills during remote session in Albany

ALBANY — State lawmakers passed a package of COVID-19 related bills Wednesday that extended the Child Victims Act, reversed an old law banning public mask wearing and banned price gouging of medical supplies. The 63-member state Senate and 150-member Assembly chambers, normally packed with pols and staff, were eerily empty as pols voted remotely from...

 

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