April 25, 2025, was declared "Joe Lhota Day" in recognition of Joe Lhota's key role in ending half a century of waste dumping on Staten Island and shaping a historic milestone for the borough.

The interactive experience features cobra feedings, tortoise encounters, and behind-the-scenes access to the ...

Staten Island Chuck is forecasting an early spring this year after it emerged from its burrow shadow-less on Sunday morning. Community members braved the cold and gathered at the Staten Island Zoo ...

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 ...

the next most-reliable prognosticators in the world are zoo animals, such as Paul the Octopus, and, Grandpa, a 39-year-old black-handed spider monkey at the Staten Island Zoo renowned for his ...