NYC groundhog Chuck: Spring is in sight

New York City’s most famous groundhog, Staten Island Chuck, predicts an early spring.

Chuck, whose formal name is Charles G. Hogg, braved the remnants of the ice storm Wednesday to make his prediction.

Chuck’s old nemesis, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was at the ceremony.

Chuck bit Bloomberg in 2009. That led to a new fashion statement for the mayor: heavy work gloves.

Tradition holds that if the groundhog sees its shadow, winter could last six more weeks. In Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil made the same optimistic call as Chuck.

Until spring does arrive, it’s toasty warm where Chuck resides. The chubby, 10-pound rodent lives in a solar-powered home at the Staten Island Zoo.