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PARTY LAND-USE DEMAND

The labor-based Working Families Party asked public-advocate hopefuls vying for its endorsement to agree to consult with the party before deals are cut on land use, The Post has learned.

The WFP asked for the commitment from four hopefuls in its candidate questionnaire, in which it notes that the public advocate has a City Planning Commission appointee, and asked if they would “commit” to having that person “consult with the WFP and its affiliates on development before deals with the developers are struck.”

Brooklyn Councilman Bill de Blasio got the party’s endorsement.