Chuck’s accuracy rate since the Staten Island Zoo started its Groundhog Day predictions is as high as 85%, according to the zoo — a hot streak that is incomparable to his much more famous ...

Staten Island Chuck says Punxsutawney Phil is full ... according to one NOAA study. The Groundhog Day ritual — a remnant of German folklore that took root in western Pennsylvania more than ...

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog that enjoys a day of public spotlight. In New York, a ground-dweller by the name of Staten Island Chuck has made his call: spring is ...

“He has his methods, we have ours, and we’ll match up.” Scenes from Groundhog Day 2025 from the Staten Island Zoo. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon) Jason ...

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 Blasio. Or Mike Bloomberg. Groundhog Day is coming up this Sunday and ...

Furry forecasters from several states have weighed in on whether we will have a long winter or an early spring.

A few groundhogs from the New Jersey region and New York state will let us know if spring will be arriving early this year or late.