Blas finally does something right de big bird brain won't run for gov

Looks like Bill de Blasio won’t get a chance to do to New York’s state government what he did to Staten Island Chuck.

The former mayor announced Tuesday that he’s decided to not join the race for governor this year — as he also joked about how he accidentally killed the beloved groundhog in 2014.

“No, I’m not going to be running for governor of New York state,” said de Blasio, who ended his term with low approval and just 12 percent support in a recent governor’s race poll.

“But I am going to devote every fiber of my being to fight inequality in the state of New York,” he added in a 90-second clip posted on Twitter, recorded outside one of his Park Slope homes.

De Blasio also made a few self-deprecating quips.

He referenced both his time-consuming, midmorning visits to a gym in Park Slope and how he infamously dropped and killed celebrity rodent Staten Island Chuck during a Ground Hog Day event.

“Now, I’ve made my fair share of mistakes,” he said. “I was not good with groundhogs at all, probably shouldn’t have gone to the gym, but you know what? We changed things in this town.”

De Blasio — who formed a state candidate committee in November fueling speculation that he was weighing a gubernatorial run — promised to announce “more news” in the coming days, hinting he will not exit the political arena.

“Let’s keep this fight going, ’cause we proved change can happen in New York,” he said.

De Blasio, who also briefly ran a quixotic presidential campaign in 2019 as New Yorkers endured his second term at City Hall, was succeeded by Eric Adams.

The news comes as Gov. Hochul’s lead in a poll for June’s Democratic primary grew to 34 points over de Blasio, her closest competitor, indicating de Blasio would have faced a steep climb. In the Siena College survey released Tuesday, Hochul received 46% support of Democratic voters, while de Blasio netted 12%, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams 11% and Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi 6%.

During his final years leading City Hall, de Blasio repeatedly hinted he would run for governor — despite his popularity tanking.

Even before disgraced exGov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation last August, de Blasio had started talking to his inner circle and union allies about running for governor, The Post reported in March.

When state Attorney General Letitia James last month dropped out of the gubernatorial race, de Blasio was “on cloud nine” as he hoped to take advantage of a less crowded primary field.

De Blasio’s political maneuvering came as his approval ratings were in the basement. One recent poll showed de Blasio was less popular in deep blue New York state than Republican ex-President Donald Trump.