Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island best known as the longtime former home of the NHL’s New York Islanders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum canonical | 23 |
| Nassau Coliseum | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T89593 — 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)
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Target entity: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Context triple: [New York Islanders, previousArena, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]
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A.
Barclays Center
Barclays Center is a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in Brooklyn, New York, best known as the home venue of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and a prominent site for concerts and other large events.
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Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden is a famous multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City known for hosting major sports events, concerts, and entertainment spectacles.
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C.
Johnson Athletic Center
Johnson Athletic Center is an indoor sports and recreation facility on the MIT campus that hosts the MIT Engineers’ athletic events and training.
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Boston Garden
Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
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E.
Payne Whitney Gymnasium
Payne Whitney Gymnasium is Yale University's historic, neo-Gothic athletic complex, renowned as one of the largest indoor collegiate sports facilities in the world.
- 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: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Target entity description: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island best known as the longtime former home of the NHL’s New York Islanders.
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A.
Barclays Center
Barclays Center is a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in Brooklyn, New York, best known as the home venue of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and a prominent site for concerts and other large events.
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B.
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden is a famous multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City known for hosting major sports events, concerts, and entertainment spectacles.
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C.
Johnson Athletic Center
Johnson Athletic Center is an indoor sports and recreation facility on the MIT campus that hosts the MIT Engineers’ athletic events and training.
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D.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
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E.
Payne Whitney Gymnasium
Payne Whitney Gymnasium is Yale University's historic, neo-Gothic athletic complex, renowned as one of the largest indoor collegiate sports facilities in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
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indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | brutalist-influenced modern arena design ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1970 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county |
Nassau County, New York
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surface form:
Nassau County
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| distanceFromManhattan | approximately 19 miles east ⓘ |
| formerHomeTeam | New York Islanders ⓘ |
| formerName |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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surface form:
Nassau Coliseum
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| hasFeature | multiple concourses and concession stands ⓘ |
| hosts |
basketball games
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circus events ⓘ concerts ⓘ family shows ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Long Island ⓘ |
| location | Uniondale, New York ⓘ |
| namedFor | military veterans of Nassau County ⓘ |
| nearbyRoad |
Hempstead Turnpike
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Meadowbrook State Parkway ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Coliseum
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The Old Barn ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
hosted 1980 NHL Stanley Cup Finals games
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hosted 1981 NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ hosted 1982 NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ hosted 1983 NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ |
| opened | 1972 ⓘ |
| openedAsHomeArenaFor | New York Islanders in 1972 ⓘ |
| operator | Onexim Sports and Entertainment ⓘ |
| owner |
Nassau County, New York
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surface form:
Nassau County
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| parkingCapacity | large surface parking lots surrounding arena ⓘ |
| partOfComplex | Mitchel Field complex ⓘ |
| primarySport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| renovated |
2015
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2016 ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterRenovation | 2017 ⓘ |
| scoreboard | center-hung scoreboard ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 16700 for hockey
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approximately 18000 for concerts ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice rink for hockey ⓘ |
| tenants |
Long Island Nets
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New York Arrows ⓘ New York Islanders ⓘ Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form:
New York Nets
New York Riptide ⓘ New York Saints ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Description of subject: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island best known as the longtime former home of the NHL’s New York Islanders.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nassau Coliseum
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Nassau Coliseum
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Nassau Coliseum
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New York Islanders
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New York Islanders
New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry
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historicHomeArenaForIslanders
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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Nassau Coliseum
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this entity surface form:
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New York Islanders