Yesterday was the longest day of the year, and it seems most New Yorkers just went along their business. Except some Wiccans who gathered in the East Village, who held a "hush-hush" event for "people in the coven."......

Monday evening's Gloomy Gotham by Susan McDowell via Gothamist Contribute Today is Heat Awareness Day. Luckily there is no excessive heat in the Big Apple to be aware of today. Morning sun should give way to afternoon clouds and the high will be 75 at best. There's a non-negligible chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon and evening. With a stubborn upper-level low that's not showing any sign of movement, this week's weather......

- A city rugby team that included some FDNY refused to play against the Gotham Knights gay rugby team - A brownstone gets naked - Elaborate plotting by the Bloods to kill Newark Mayor Cory Booker - A manhole explosion launched both the manhole and a construction worker into the air - The Mayor will create an office of sustainability - When you shoot a scene of Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, using a......

EVENT: “Solstice in Times Square” is a celebration of the Summer Solstice which began at 7am, but you still have time to partake. The dawn til dusk event includes a “Mind Over Madness” yoga-thon and live music. Doing yoga in Times Square seems like it might be the worst idea ever, but if you're up for a challenge, go for it. 7am to 8pm // Times Square, Military Island (intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue......

- Flying the American flag in iffy weather - Recently-broken NYC weather records - Where to find the best satellite imagery - A cool pic and description of Thursday's very freaky, very green thunderstorm ...Not to mention a week's worth of Daily Forecasts including thoughts on Bloomsday (really an excuse to name-check Gothamist's favorite early-morning weather voice, Soterios Johnson); Southern cooking doyenne Paula Deen's recipe for down-home lemonade; why ants + Mr. Furley equal early......

St. John the Divine, up at Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street, has its Summer Solstice celebration tonight and tomorrow. The audience will "sit in concentric circles surrounding a revolving stage, beneath the domed center of the Cathedral." So cool. The Paul Winter Consort will be performing, with special guests Brazilian singer-songwriter Renato Braz, hand percussionist Glen Velez and Brazilian percussionist Cafe. There are performances tonight, Sunset 7:30-9:30PM, tomorrow, Sunrise 4:30-6:30AM, and tomorrow night, Sunset 7:30-9:30PM.......