If you’re the mayor of New York City, the last place you want to be on Groundhog Day is Staten Island. Just ask Bill de Blasio. Or Mike Bloomberg. Groundhog Day is coming up this Sunday and ...

Staten Island Chuck says Punxsutawney Phil is full ... according to one NOAA study. The Groundhog Day ritual — a remnant of German folklore that took root in western Pennsylvania more than ...

Chuck’s accuracy rate since the Staten Island Zoo started its Groundhog Day predictions is as high as 85%, according to the zoo — a hot streak that is incomparable to his much more famous ...

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog that enjoys a day of public spotlight. In New York, a ground-dweller by the name of Staten Island Chuck has made his call: spring is ...

NEW YORK -- Staten Island Chuck, a groundhog at the Staten ... though a spokesperson for the zoo said it had nothing to do with the Groundhog Day incident. Since then, the zoo changed its ...

According to the Staten Island Zoo, Chuck has been accurate in his predictions nearly 80% of the time. Meanwhile, the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania had a different prediction ...

A few groundhogs from the New Jersey region and New York state will let us know if spring will be arriving early this year or late.