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De Blasio was visiting Staten Island Zoo to celebrate Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, 2014, when zoo staffers handed him the rodent. But the anxious animal squirmed out of the 6’5″ mayor’s grip and What's True. During a Groundhog Day ceremony in 2014, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio accidentally dropped a groundhog. A few days later, that groundhog passed away. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has spoken out about the tragic day he dropped Staten Island’s beloved groundhog on its head — 10 years later. Ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio finally came clean about the infamous time he dropped a Staten Island groundhog that later died of internal injuries — a marmot debacle first broke by The Post in 2014. On Feb. 2, 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio accidentally dropped Staten Island Chuck during the annual Groundhog Day ceremony at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton, solidifying its spot as an The following year, de Blasio attended Groundhog Day at the Staten Island Zoo but notably stood six feet away from Chuck and did not touch the rodent. And after that, he never attended another Groundhog Day at the Staten Island Zoo. “I tried it, it didn't end well, I won't be back,” he told news outlets in 2020. Friday isn't just any old Groundhog Day. It will be 10 years since former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped the animal during the ceremony. It died a week later. However, back in 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio would drop the groundhog, leaving a lasting effect for years to come. Groundhog Day of 2014 would begin like any other. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has finally broken his silence about the infamous moment that he dropped a groundhog during Staten Island Zoo’s Groundhog Day back in 2014. B ill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, standard-bearer of the New Left, and now slayer of groundhogs?. At this year’s Staten Island Zoo Groundhog Day ceremony, Mayor de Blasio fumbled the Friday isn't just any old Groundhog Day. It will be 10 years since former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped the animal during the ceremony. It died a week later. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio rides the subway following an Earth Day Event on April 22. (Andrew Gombert/European Pressphoto Association) On Groundhog Day, officials select “whichever Ten years ago, New York City lost one of its most treasured rodents. During a Groundhog Day celebration on Feb. 2, 2014, then-Mayor Bill de Blasio failed to get a good grip on Charlotte, the groundhog chosen to play the role of Staten Island Chuck, who wriggled out of his grasp and tumbled headfirst to the ground. Mayor Bill de Blasio has groundhog blood on his hands! A week after Hizzoner dropped Staten Island Chuck in front of a crowd of spectators on Feb. 2, the winter-weather prognosticator died of inter The Staten Island Zoo attempted to cover up that the groundhog that was accidentally dropped during a Groundhog Day ceremony by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who stands at 6’5, died from On this day in 2014, then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to participate in Groundhog Day celebrations by joining revelers gathered at the Staten Island Zoo to see its resident Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has finally broken his silence about the infamous moment that he dropped a groundhog during Staten Island Zoo’s Groundhog Day back in 2014. Here is the moment New York Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped Charlotte the groundhog. By Sebastian Kettley 15:30, Fri, Feb 2, 2018 | UPDATED: 16:01, Fri, Feb 2, 2018 De Blasio was visiting Staten Island Zoo to celebrate Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, 2014, when zoo staffers handed him the rodent. But the anxious animal squirmed out of the 6’5″ mayor’s grip and Chuck was later replaced by his granddaughter, Charlotte, for the first Groundhog Day ceremony held during the mayoralty of Bill de Blasio. During that ceremony held on February 2, 2014, de Blasio dropped Charlotte onto the ground in front of "shocked schoolchildren".
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