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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- Staten Island Chuck, a groundhog at the Staten ... though a spokesperson for the zoo said it had nothing to do with the Groundhog Day incident. Since then, the zoo changed its ...

“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 ...

Every year on Feb. 2, the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton hosts its much anticipated Groundhog Day event, where Chuck takes center stage with his forecasts and festive spirit. According to ...

Chuck has been accurate more than 80% of the time, dating back to the first Groundhog Day festivities at the Staten Island Zoo in 1981, according to zoo officials. STATEN ISLAND - Staten Island ...