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The 6’5” mayor was visiting the zoo for Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, 2014, when he ran into trouble wrangling the anxious rodent. Then-Mayor de Blasio dropped the groundhog on Feb. 2, 2014. 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. 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 Who dropped the groundhog and killed it? Former Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio was invited to the Staten Island Zoo for Groundhog Day festivities back in 2014, marking his first one since being elected at the time. De Blasio accidentally dropped Charlotte, the 10-month-old female groundhog during the 2014 proceedings. The groundhog managed As we approach this coming Groundhog Day (with obvious excitement and exhilaration) it’s important to remember one important animal who gave their life so we can ask a large rodent if spring is soon.Today, we are reminiscing about the Groundhog Day when Bill de Blasio accidentally dropped the New Yo 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. 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. 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. On Feb. 2, 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio unintentionally dropped Staten Island Chuck during the annual ceremony at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton, cementing the moment in Groundhog Day history. 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. The groundhog in question – Charlotte – died from internal injuries around a week after the incident, which was described by the zoo’s spokesperson at the 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 Who dropped the groundhog and killed it? Former Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio was invited to the Staten Island Zoo for Groundhog Day festivities back in 2014, marking his first one since being The revelation that the ceremonial groundhog dropped by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in February later died sparked outrage online — and hashtags such It proposed, in part, that a woodchuck can be imported from farms or zoos located within the banned-states list if it is a replacement for an official Groundhog Day groundhog and “provided that 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. Staten Island Chuck, also referred to more formally as Charles G. Hogg, is a groundhog who resided in the Staten Island Zoo in Staten Island, New York City. He serves as the official groundhog meteorologist of New York City, who predicts the duration of winter each February 2 on Groundhog Day. The tradition dates back to 1981. [1] On Feb. 2, 2014, during the annual Staten Island Zoo Groundhog Day event, Staten Island Chuck (or Charlotte?) falls from Mayor Bill de Blasio's hands. (State “Mayor de Blasio has groundhog blood on his hands!” the paper says, after an investigation by three of its reporters found that a groundhog famously dropped by the mayor this past Groundhog It’s Groundhog Day — and the 10-year anniversary of Bill de Blasio dropping ‘Staten Island Chuck’ De Blasio finally comes clean on infamous fatal Staten Island groundhog drop On a lighter but more tragic note, do you have any regrets about dropping the groundhog in 2014? Yeah. 100 percent. I’m like, “Don’t make me hold a fucking groundhog.” I mean, what the hell? Let me tell you exactly what happened. Please. I go there and it’s seven in the morning, which means my motor skills are not at their best.
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