Council candidate Jimmy Van Bramer, who is running for the seat being vacated by Eric Gioia, told me that he was endorsed by the Working Families Party last night.
Van Bramer, who was at City Hall for a rally to protest proposed cuts to public libraries, did not get the endorsement of the Queens County Democratic Organization. But he has been active in local politics for some time and is one of the leading candidates in that race.
A W.F.P. spokesman said earlier that they would be sending out a statement about which candidates they are endorsing in local council races.
In other W.F.P. news, the campaign of Manhattan DA candidate Richard Aborn just sent out a press release about
