‘Bee hotels’ coming to select NYC plazas in effort to protect imperiled pollinators

At-risk native bees will soon have new potential homes in the city thanks to the Pollinator Port Project, an initiative led by the city Department of Transportation in collaboration with the Horticultural Society of New York, also known as The Hort, and Rutgers University.

Sara Hobel is the executive director of The Hort, which provides maintenance and operations support at plazas, open streets and other public spaces in the city. She said the Pollinator Port Project is part of a larger effort to grow the city’s green space, especially in underserved areas, and especially on city streets.

Beyond creating habitats, researchers from Rutgers University will study the city bees, their use of the habitats and how they move throughout the region. Hobel said researchers will determine best practices in creating not only a nesting habitat for bees, but also a food source. Last year, the hotels and bunkers were tested in Parkside Plaza in Brooklyn and Fordham Plaza in the Bronx, the DOT said. Starting Tuesday, they’ll be installed in Parkside Plaza, Cooper Square Plaza in Manhattan, Quisqueya Plaza in Upper Manhattan, Water Street in Manhattan, Staten Island, Gates Avenue in Brooklyn and 34th Avenue in Queens.

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