Groundhog Day: Staten Island Chuck predicts early spring

Sunday, February 2, 2020
WEST BRIGHTON, Staten Island (WABC) -- Just like his fellow prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil, Staten Island Chuck has predicted that spring will come early.

The Staten Island Zoo held its own Groundhog Day ceremony on Sunday morning.
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Schoolchildren and elected officials watched as a curtain was pulled back at a glass enclosure containing Staten Island Chuck.

Just like Phil, he also didn't see his shadow -- which means spring will come early.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was not at the ceremony. He dropped a groundhog named Charlotte back in 2014 and she died a week later.
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The zoo says the fall didn't cause Charlotte's death.

De Blasio has not attended a Groundhog Day event since.



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