Bill de Blasio, then the mayor of New York, holds up a sign announcing spring during a Groundhog Day event in 2015. Things did not go so smoothly the year before.

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.

This Groundhog Day disaster has cast a decade-long shadow. Friday marks exactly ten years since then-Mayor Bill “Butterfingers” de Blasio infamously lost his grip and dropped Staten Island ...

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.

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.

Bill de Blasio says politicians and live animals are an “insane” combo, opening up about a snafu he suffered while handling a groundhog when he was New York City’s mayor. The former ...

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped his bid to represent the left-leaning 10th congressional district in Congress Tuesday, admitting that "it's not going work out." ...

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said this week that he regretted dropping the infamous groundhog in 2014, which died a week after the incident, though he blamed handlers for handing it ...

Groundhog in question died from internal injuries around a week after the incident, which was described by the zoo’s spokesperson at the time as ‘a complete bungle’ ...

Known for his dislike of politicians, the beloved Staten Island Chuck was replaced by Charlotte the groundhog in hopes that she wouldn't bite then-New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D).

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 ...