Updated, 9:28 a.m.

Good morning on this spotty Thursday.

In the news business, we tend to look ahead.

So when the task falls to you to reflect on New York’s biggest stories of 2016, you’re quickly reminded of just how many astonishing events can happen in and around the city in a single year.

But at New York Today, we weren’t interested in just the most-read articles, but also the articles that you, our readers, shared or commented on the most.

With that, here is a look at our most engaging journalism of 2016.

Most Read

Taken together, the articles about the bombings in Chelsea and New Jersey were the most read of the year.

More than a million readers followed our coverage of the explosions, the injuries and the manhunt that followed.