CITY HALL -- Don’t plan on waiting for Mayor Bill de Blasio, Staten Island Chuck, because for the fifth year in a row, he isn’t planning on attending the annual Groundhog Day ceremony on Saturday.

De Blasio’s spokesman Eric Phillips didn’t elaborate on what the mayor plans to do instead, but said: “The mayor hasn’t gone in several years and everyone’s lived.”

The last time de Blasio came to Staten Island for Groundhog Day was in 2014, he dropped the animal after its handler put it in his arms.

The groundhog, a female stand-in named Charlotte, died several days later. But the Staten Island Zoo said it was unlikely the groundhog’s death was related to it being dropped.

Congressman Max Rose (D-Staten Island) took to Twitter to poke fun at the mayor for his last Groundhog Day visit.

At the 2015 Groundhog Day ceremony, the Staten Island Zoo implemented new guidelines which now require Chuck remain in a clear plastic enclosure from which he can only be removed from and held by his handler.

During the 2009 Groundhog Day ceremony Staten Island Chuck bit Mayor Michael Bloomberg right before he made his prediction, as the mayor reached into the groundhog's cottage to bring him out with some of his snacks.

The annual celebration at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton will take place sometime between 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

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