New York City Landmark

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cultural heritage protection heritage designation legal status

A New York City Landmark is an officially designated site, structure, or object recognized for its special historical, cultural, or architectural significance within New York City.

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All labels observed (25)

Label	Occurrences
New York City Landmark canonical	225
New York City Scenic Landmark	12
New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan	6
New York City Individual Landmark	4
New York City Interior Landmark	3
New York City Landmark (interior)	3
New York City landmark	3
NYC Individual Landmark	1
NYC Landmark	1
New York City Designated Landmarks	1
New York City Landmark (as part of Central Park)	1
New York City Landmark (as part of Grand Central Terminal)	1
New York City Landmark (as part of Rockefeller Center)	1
New York City Landmark (church building)	1
New York City Landmark (exterior)	1
New York City Landmark (portions)	1
New York City Landmark (structure elements nearby, approaches not individually designated)	1
New York City Landmark (within Prospect Park Scenic Landmark)	1
New York City Landmark district (interior landmark status for certain spaces)	1
New York City Landmark historic district	1
New York City Landmark system	1
New York City interior landmark	1
New York City landmarks	1
New York City scenic landmark	1
New York City scenic landmark (Central Park)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8259 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York City Landmark
Context triple: [Brooklyn Bridge, heritageDesignation, New York City Landmark]

A. New York City
New York City is the largest city in the United States, a global center of finance, culture, media, and technology.
B. New York
New York is a populous and economically significant U.S. state known for New York City, a global center of finance, culture, and media.
C. Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.
D. Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an iconic 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that was once the world’s tallest building and remains a symbol of New York City.
E. Broadway Theatre District
The Broadway Theatre District is New York City's famed hub of live theater and musicals, centered around Times Square and known as the pinnacle of American commercial stage performance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York City Landmark
Target entity description: A New York City Landmark is an officially designated site, structure, or object recognized for its special historical, cultural, or architectural significance within New York City.

A. New York City
New York City is the largest city in the United States, a global center of finance, culture, media, and technology.
B. New York
New York is a populous and economically significant U.S. state known for New York City, a global center of finance, culture, and media.
C. Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.
D. Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an iconic 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that was once the world’s tallest building and remains a symbol of New York City.
E. Broadway Theatre District
The Broadway Theatre District is New York City's famed hub of live theater and musicals, centered around Times Square and known as the pinnacle of American commercial stage performance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage protection ⓘ heritage designation ⓘ legal status ⓘ
appliesTo	object ⓘ site ⓘ structure ⓘ
appliesToEntity	building ⓘ interior space ⓘ landscape feature ⓘ public work of art ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	New York City ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
determinedBy	designation process of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ⓘ
differentFrom	National Historic Landmark ⓘ New York State Historic Site ⓘ
hasAdministeringAuthority	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	architectural significance ⓘ cultural significance ⓘ historical significance ⓘ
hasCriterion	special aesthetic value ⓘ special architectural value ⓘ special cultural value ⓘ special historical value ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	New York City Administrative Code ⓘ New York City Landmarks Law ⓘ
hasNotableExample	Apollo Theater ⓘ Brooklyn Bridge ⓘ Carnegie Hall ⓘ Empire State Building ⓘ Flatiron Building ⓘ Grand Central Terminal ⓘ Greenwich Village Historic District ⓘ St. Patrick’s Cathedral ⓘ surface form: St. Patrick's Cathedral
hasPart	New York City Historic District ⓘ New York City Landmark self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New York City Individual Landmark New York City Landmark self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New York City Interior Landmark New York City Landmark self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New York City Scenic Landmark
inception	1965 ⓘ
legalEffect	protection from demolition ⓘ regulation of alterations ⓘ requirement of commission approval for changes ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ surface form: New York State
partOf	New York City historic preservation law ⓘ
shortName	New York City Landmark self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NYC Landmark
usedFor	architectural conservation ⓘ cultural heritage conservation ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ

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Referenced by (274)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York City Hall → category → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th Street, Broadway, Manhattan → hasDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: Hayes Theater

Henry Clay Frick House → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Hotel Chelsea → hasCategory → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Designated Landmarks

Hayes Theater → landmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Central Park West → designatedAs → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Scenic Landmark

New York University Main Building (now Silver Center) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: New York University Main Building

Hamilton Grange National Memorial → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Palace Theatre (Broadway) → cityLandmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Henry Street Settlement → historicDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Strivers’ Row → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Andrew Carnegie Mansion → historicDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Morgan Library & Museum (original building) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Harvard Club of New York City → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Cathedral of Saint John the Divine → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Four Continents sculptures (New York Custom House) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Fort Greene Park → designation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City scenic landmark

Richard Morris Hunt Memorial (New York City) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Morris Hunt Memorial

Marcus Garvey Park → hasHeritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower

Marcus Garvey Park → hasHeritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Scenic Landmark

Union Square Park → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Scenic Landmark

Socony–Mobil Building → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Socony–Mobil Building → category → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan

CBS Building (Black Rock), New York City → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: CBS Building

Kehila Kedosha Janina → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Plymouth Church, Brooklyn → landmarkDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse → category → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan

Blackwell House → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Octagon Tower → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Smallpox Hospital Ruins → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

AT&T Building → cityLandmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Belvedere Castle, Central Park → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel → partOf → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Landmark district (interior landmark status for certain spaces)

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel → cityLandmarkDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Interior Landmark

Bowling Green → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Scenic Landmark

Fraunces Tavern → hasHeritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Scribner Building → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Scribner Building → category → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan

The Town Hall → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

St. Paul’s Chapel → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

New Amsterdam Theatre → designated → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Stone Street Historic District → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Lefferts Historic House (adjacent) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: Lefferts Historic House

United States Custom House → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Gracie Mansion → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

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