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.

Then-Mayor de Blasio dropped the groundhog on Feb. 2, 2014. The scandal then deepened when The Post revealed that Staten Island Chuck was actually a female stand-in, named Charlotte.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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 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’ ...

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.