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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. 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 Then-Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped Staten Island's groundhog, which then died a week later in 2014. When asked if he had any regrets about dropping the rodent during the Groundhog Day event at 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 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. The former Democratic mayor detailed what led to an infamous photo-op gone wrong, when in 2014 he dropped the squirming creature during a Groundhog Day event in Staten Island. 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. 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 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. 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. 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 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 Here is the backstory: On Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, Mayor Bill de Blasio is at the Staten Island Zoo, doing the annual winter-predicting mayoral photo op with Staten Island Chuck, a groundhog. It is the first time for Mr. de Blasio, who has been in office only a month. It does not go well. He takes Chuck from a zoo handler. Chuck is wriggly. He The mayor endured months of jokes about the groundhog drop. De Blasio eventually broke his silence on that fateful day last June in an interview with New York magazine. “I go there and it’s 7 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. 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. The late groundhog, Charlotte, stood in for the traditional Staten Island Chuck during the Feb. 2, 2014, Groundhog Day celebration. After Charlotte predicted six more weeks of winter, the animal slipped out of de Blasio’s hands and died from “acute internal injuries” six days later. 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
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