Condé Nast looks west … and more

1. Condé Nast is expected to remain part of the Durst-Vornado Hudson Yards bids [NYO]
2. Gov. Paterson expected to pick statewide development chief soon [NYO]
3. A vision of what could replace a power plant that is being demolished in Williamsburg [Curbed]
4. Union Hall on Park Slope gets to keep its liquor license, but residents are angry [Brownstoner]
5. Manhattan-based Newmark Knight Frank is expanding in Texas [Dallas Morning News]
6. Blackstone posts an unexpected loss of $66.5 million, as real estate revenues drop [Bloomberg]