From the explosion of a building in East Harlem to the death of Eric Garner and the protests that followed, you turned to Twitter to get news updates from NBC New York.
The most popular tweets also included more lighthearted moments, such as a bear cub getting stuck in a cookie jar and a highway sign that warned of Godzilla.
These are the tweets you read and retweeted the most in 2014.
1. TLC's "Cake Boss" Arrested on DWI Charges in Manhattan: NYPD: This tweet about the Cake Boss getting arrested was retweeted more than 14,000 times, setting the record for the most retweeted post from @nbcnewyork this year.
Cake Boss allegedly told police: "You can't arrest me. I'm the Cake Boss" http://t.co/RzhKpgHkNI pic.twitter.com/QxoPIicnEc
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) November 13, 2014
2. Medical Examiner Rules Eric Garner's Death a Homicide, Says He Was Killed By Chokehold: More than 1,000 people shared this tweet about Eric Garner's death with their own Twitter followers.
UPDATE: Medical examiner says chokehold killed Eric Garner, rules death a homicide http://t.co/J17dGwiS6y pic.twitter.com/zb1C08KDlb
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) August 1, 2014
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3. NYC Explosion Death Toll at 8, With 3 Still Missing in the Smoldering Rubble: Many people retweeted the breaking news of a building explosion in East Harlem in March.
#BREAKING: Reports of an explosion and collapse in Manhattan http://t.co/eSB4CCSEs3 (Photo: @riversideclassicnyc) pic.twitter.com/UlLy2VKzS0
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) March 12, 2014
4. Port Authority Workers Move Into Four World Trade Center, Become First Office Workers in Complex Since 9/11 Attacks: The return of workers to the World Trade Center was popular for retweets and favorites.
For 1st time since 9/11 terror attacks, people are again working in the World Trade Center http://t.co/72iLG6zvCv pic.twitter.com/ON7SwgZcyk
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) October 28, 2014
5. Body Parts Found in East River Matched to Missing Teen Avonte Oquendo: The identification of the remains of Avonte Oquendo, an autistic teen who ran out of his school, was retweeted and read by many.
MORE: Body parts ID'd as missing teen #Avonte were found Thursday, he's been missing 3 months http://t.co/QV8tXnWmQX pic.twitter.com/RUP9JuJlmY
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) January 21, 2014
6. Jason Collins Cheered in Home Debut As Nets Rout Bulls: Jason Collins made history as the first openly gay NBA player. His reception at Barclay Center was among our most-clicked tweets of the year.
UPDATE: Tracy Morgan critically injured in limo bus crash along the New Jersey Turnpike http://t.co/wR6xS2toMi pic.twitter.com/OC3VyRWKB6
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) June 7, 2014
7. Tracy Morgan Remains in Critical Condition After Crash: Many Twitter readers were interested to learn about a crash that critically injured Tracy Morgan.
Jason Collins got a warm welcome at Barclays tonight http://t.co/hkqQTvLmVT
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) March 4, 2014
8. Rockefeller Center Tree Illuminated at Star-Studded Ceremony: One of our most popular tweets of the year was also one of our favorites, the lighting of the Rockefeller tree!
The Rockefeller tree is lit! http://t.co/UbvSpTmazp pic.twitter.com/4MAKAZi34l
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 4, 2014
9. San Francisco Sign Hacked, Warns of "Godzilla Attack": This hacked sign got a lot of attention.
Hacked electric sign warns of "Godzilla Attack" and more http://t.co/wxGqfilUuX pic.twitter.com/TIBSS1cz5c
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) May 16, 2014
10. Bear Cub Rescued After Head Gets Stuck in Cookie Jar: Sometimes life imitates Pooh Bear. This was one of our most retweeted post of the year.
Oh bother: Bear cub rescued after getting its head stuck in a cookie jar http://t.co/LVlsM3vYd1 pic.twitter.com/yjikEeQ6G2
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) July 2, 2014