'Ghost Guns' Under Fire + FBI Raids Police Union • Daily Digest

Good morning, New York! After a 700 percent increase in the confiscation of so-called "ghost guns," both Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Bill de Blasio are calling for a crackdown. See what they had to say below.

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Here are the top stories today in New York City:

1. The unmarked, untraceable firearms known as "ghost guns" are a scourge on the city's streets, city leaders say. (New York City Patch)
2. New York libraries will end late fines and waive their old fees. (New York City Patch)
3. With no guards around, inmates came to the aid of a Rikers prisoner who'd been stabbed in the eye, according to a new lawsuit. (New York City Patch)
4. As the subject of "an ongoing investigation," FBI agents raided the Sergeants Benevolent Association police union's headquarters on Tuesday. (New York City Patch)
5. Mayor Bill de Blasio said 600 previously unvaccinated Department of Education employees got inoculated against COVID-19 in the 24 hours since a vaccine mandate went into effect for school workers. (New York City Patch)

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About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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