STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Zoo’s most famous resident is more than 85% accurate when it comes to predicting the arrival of spring. And given the recent biting cold in New York City, eager eyes will surely peek from beneath hoods and over warm scarves to get a hopeful glance at Staten Island Chuck. According to Groundhog Day lore, if the groundhog sees its shadow it is predicting six more weeks of winter. 2024: Prepare for another early spring, called Chuck, during the first public Groundhog Day ceremony at the Staten Island Zoo since 2020. 2009: Groundhog Day 2009 was a bad day for Chuck, and it will live on in New York City history as the day Staten Island Chuck bit then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg.