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 ...

A RIVAL of Punxsutawney Phil's was killed after being dropped by a "Butterfingers" mayor ... told the New York Post the decoy had been kept under-wraps to preserve the sacred "groundhog brand".

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog that enjoys a day of spotlight. In New York, Staten Island Chuck has made his call.

The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com will be on hand to cover the prediction and will broadcast the ceremony live from our ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New York’s very own Staten Island ... according to NOAA. Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the United States since at least ...

Hogg, resides at the Staten Island Zoo in New York City. The groundhog has ... who was dropped then-Mayor Bill de Blasio during the Groundhog Day ceremony. Charlotte died a few days later ...