And it's no mean feat - leaving on an early-morning flight out of Dublin, crossing the Atlantic and over Canada, and then landing in Stewart International Airport, an hour's drive north of Manhattan. That's a whopping 6,200-mile round trip, with 13 hours in the air in all. And yes, technically it means you can do New York as a day trip. So is it the bargain-hunting journey of a lifetime? or a case of shop till you (literally) drop? Check out my hour-by-hour guide on what to expect... 6.15amIt's an early start at Dublin Airport's Terminal 2, but Norwegian's check-in queue is mercifully short and fast-moving, followed by a 10-minute trip through security. 6.45am It's time for US pre-clearance - and another security check of your carry-on bags. But one of the great advantages at Dublin, is that you clear immigration on this side of the Atlantic and I'm quizzed by a (thankfully) very friendly border agent who stamps me through. 8.00amIt's time for take-off on the Norwegian flight. … [Read more...] about Can you do New York in a day trip? This new flight makes it possible…
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‘Latino Anger’: Democratic Socialist Scores Upset in New York Primary Election
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, in a primary race Tuesday that is widely viewed as one of the most shocking upsets for a Democratic incumbent in more than 10 years. Crowley is the fourth-ranking member of the House Democratic leadership and ran unopposed in his last seven races. Despite spending more than $1.2 million compared to Ocasio-Cortez's $128,000, Crowley could garner only 42 percent of his constituents' votes. "This is not an end, this is the beginning. This is the beginning because the message that we sent the world tonight is that it's not okay to put donors before your community," Ocasio-Cortez told supporters Tuesday night. In an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" TV show Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez said that she wants her campaign to counter US President Donald Trump's controversial policies instead of pick … [Read more...] about ‘Latino Anger’: Democratic Socialist Scores Upset in New York Primary Election
Millennial socialist defeats political veteran in New York Democratic primary
Millennial socialist candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has won the Democratic primary for the New York 14th Congressional district. Ms Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated political veteran Joe Crowley, 56, on Tuesday night (local time). Mr Crowley, who has not faced a challenger from his own party in 14 years, was thought to be a future party leader or Speaker of the House. But Ms Ocasio-Cortez, a former Bernie Sanders volunteer from a Puerto Rican family, won with 57.5% of the vote. The district won covers parts of the Bronx and Queens with a largely working-class population made up of 70 percent people of colour. Ms Ocasio-Cortez supports universal healthcare, tuition-free university, and criminal justice reform. She also wants to abolish US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "We are committing human rights abuses on the border and separating children from their families and that is part of the structure of the agency," she told CNN. "We can replace it with a humane agency that is … [Read more...] about Millennial socialist defeats political veteran in New York Democratic primary
A vision of the future? 28-year-old socialist stirs up New York politics
A 28-year-old socialist has shaken up New York politics and sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party by defeating 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley in the party’s congressional primary. The political newcomer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was working as a server in a New York restaurant just nine months ago, is a former volunteer for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and comes from a Puerto Rican family. She won the primary with 57.5 percent of the vote in a largely ethnic-minority district. Crowley, an establishment Democrat, who had been whispered about as a future leader of the party, had not faced a challenger from the left in 14 years — and his defeat will surely have come as a major shock. In fact, Crowley was so assured of his victory that he made what was perhaps his fatal mistake: He skipped two debates with the millennial candidate and on one occasion sent a surrogate in his place — moves which came across, naturally, as arrogant snubs to … [Read more...] about A vision of the future? 28-year-old socialist stirs up New York politics
The Fallout from New York’s Shock Result
The big story from Tuesday’s primaries was the surprise defeat of a veteran member of Congress from New York by an unknown challenger. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old activist and first-time candidate, defeated Joe Crowley and put an end to a congressional career which might someday have given him the Speaker’s gavel. It wasn’t even close; Ocasio-Cortez won by some 15 percentage points.This shocker leaves two big and only marginally related questions: Why did it happen? And what will Democratic members of the House believe was the reason it happened?It’s too early to answer the first one. The possible factors are pretty straightforward. The district has changed dramatically over time, becoming a majority-minority district represented by a white man. Crowley hadn’t had to deal with that because he hadn’t faced a primary in years. Indeed, he never had to win the district by primary election in the first place; he was the designated … [Read more...] about The Fallout from New York’s Shock Result