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.

Russell G. Cory → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: Starrett-Lehigh Building

Flushing Meadows Carousel → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building → designatedAs → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Verdi Square → hasDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Scenic Landmark

Kimlau Square → hasHeritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Martyrs’ Monument Plaza → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Scenic Landmark

Enid A. Haupt Conservatory → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Battle Pass in Prospect Park, Brooklyn → hasHeritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle Pass (Prospect Park)

this entity surface form: New York City Landmark (within Prospect Park Scenic Landmark)

Maryland Monument in Prospect Park → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: NYC Individual Landmark

Louis Armstrong House Museum → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Stonewall Inn → hasHeritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

David N. Dinkins Municipal Building → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

The Dakota → cityLandmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

The San Remo → isDesignated → New York City Landmark ⓘ

The El Dorado → hasLandmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

The Century → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Fieldston → recognizedAs → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Landmark historic district

Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State → landmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Webster Hall → designated → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Kingsbridge Armory → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

New York State Armory, Manhattan, 69th Regiment Armory → cityLandmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower → designation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Central Park (on its eastern edge in the Upper West Side area) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Park

this entity surface form: New York City Scenic Landmark

New York Life Building → hasDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Erasmus Hall High School → hasHeritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

St. Nicholas Historic District → hasHeritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Shubert Theatre (Broadway) → hasLandmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Marine Air Terminal → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Manufacturers Trust Company Building → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Manufacturers Trust Company Building → landmarkDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

McKim building → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Broadway Theatre, New York City → cityLandmarkStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Landmark (interior)

Limelight (New York City nightclub) → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Landmark (church building)

Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) → historicDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

City Center → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: New York City Center

Bronx County Courthouse → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Bronx County Courthouse → landmarkDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Ambassador Theatre → historicDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan → heritageStatus → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: 30 Rockefeller Plaza

30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

subject surface form: 30 Rockefeller Plaza

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Villard Houses → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Century Association clubhouse (New York) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Players Club (New York) → hasHistoricDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Willard D. Straight House → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Sailors’ Snug Harbor buildings → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Mount Morris Fire Watchtower → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

Carl Schurz Monument (New York City) → heritageDesignation → New York City Landmark ⓘ

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