Broadway (Manhattan street)
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Broadway (Manhattan street) is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as the historic heart of New York City's theater scene and a central artery of its cultural and commercial life.
All labels observed (19)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T37717 — 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: Broadway (Manhattan street) Context triple: [Broadway Theatre District, locatedOn, Broadway (Manhattan street)]
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A.
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as one of the world’s premier shopping streets and a symbol of New York City’s luxury and culture.
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B.
West 42nd Street
West 42nd Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan known for its theaters, landmarks, and role as a central artery of New York City's entertainment district.
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C.
York Avenue
York Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in New York City, known for running through a corridor of prominent medical and research institutions.
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D.
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York City, known for running through key commercial and cultural areas including the Garment District and Times Square.
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E.
West 34th Street
West 34th Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its dense commercial activity and landmark buildings, including the Empire State Building.
- 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: Broadway (Manhattan street) Target entity description: Broadway (Manhattan street) is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as the historic heart of New York City's theater scene and a central artery of its cultural and commercial life.
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A.
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as one of the world’s premier shopping streets and a symbol of New York City’s luxury and culture.
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B.
West 42nd Street
West 42nd Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan known for its theaters, landmarks, and role as a central artery of New York City's entertainment district.
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C.
York Avenue
York Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in New York City, known for running through a corridor of prominent medical and research institutions.
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D.
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York City, known for running through key commercial and cultural areas including the Garment District and Times Square.
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E.
West 34th Street
West 34th Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its dense commercial activity and landmark buildings, including the Empire State Building.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
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thoroughfare ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalRole |
historic heart of New York City theater scene
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major center of American theater ⓘ symbol of commercial theater ⓘ |
| feature | diagonal alignment across Manhattan grid ⓘ |
| follows | old Native American trail ⓘ |
| formerName |
Breede weg
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Broadway (Manhattan street) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Broad Way
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| hasLandmark |
Bowling Green
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Columbus Circle ⓘ Flatiron Building vicinity ⓘ Herald Square ⓘ Lincoln Center vicinity ⓘ Times Square ⓘ Union Square Park ⓘ
surface form:
Union Square
|
| hasSection |
Broadway Theatre District
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surface form:
Broadway Theater District
Broadway (Manhattan street) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Great White Way
|
| intersects |
14th Street
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West 23rd Street ⓘ
surface form:
23rd Street
34th Street ⓘ 42nd Street ⓘ Columbus Circle ⓘ Times Square ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Broadway
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surface form:
Broadway theaters
commercial entertainment ⓘ neon signs at Times Square ⓘ theater district ⓘ |
| languageOfFormerName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nickname |
Broadway (Manhattan street)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great White Way
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| partOf | Manhattan street grid ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Civic Center
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Financial District ⓘ Flatiron District ⓘ Greenwich Village Historic District ⓘ
surface form:
Greenwich Village
Harlem ⓘ Herald Square ⓘ Inwood neighborhood ⓘ Morningside Heights campus ⓘ
surface form:
Morningside Heights
NoHo ⓘ SoHo ⓘ Times Square ⓘ Tribeca ⓘ Union Square Park ⓘ
surface form:
Union Square
Upper West Side ⓘ Washington Heights ⓘ |
| terminusNorth |
Inwood
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Marble Hill ⓘ |
| terminusSouth |
Bowling Green
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State Street ⓘ |
| usedAs |
metonym for American theater industry
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symbol of New York City culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Broadway (Manhattan street) Description of subject: Broadway (Manhattan street) is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as the historic heart of New York City's theater scene and a central artery of its cultural and commercial life.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Broadway, Manhattan
this entity surface form:
Broad Way
this entity surface form:
Great White Way
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Great White Way
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan) thoroughfare
this entity surface form:
West Broadway
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
subject surface form:
R (New York City Subway service)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway, Manhattan
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan and the Bronx)
subject surface form:
Broadway (South Boston)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway and Whitehall Street
subject surface form:
Broadway Line (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway in Manhattan
subject surface form:
Manhattan
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway and West 168th Street, Manhattan
subject surface form:
New York County
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
subject surface form:
Manhattan
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway, Manhattan
this entity surface form:
Broadway, Manhattan
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
African Burial Ground and the Commons Historic District
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locatedNear
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Broadway (Manhattan street)
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this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway at West 65th Street
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway and Sixth Avenue
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan–Bronx thoroughfare)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Manhattan street Broadway
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway at 59th Street
New York City Subway IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
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passesThrough
→
Broadway (Manhattan street)
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subject surface form:
IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway and Canal Street
this entity surface form:
Broadway (New York City street)
subject surface form:
South Broadway (Yonkers)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
this entity surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)