Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
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The Jacob K. Javits Federal Building is a prominent modernist federal office tower in Lower Manhattan, New York City, housing numerous U.S. government agencies and immigration courts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob K. Javits Federal Building canonical | 4 |
| 26 Federal Plaza | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2161782 — 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: Jacob K. Javits Federal Building Context triple: [James Ingo Freed, notableWork, Jacob K. Javits Federal Building]
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A.
Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
The Alfred E. Smith State Office Building is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in Albany, New York, that houses various New York State government offices.
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B.
New York Court of Appeals Building
The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
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C.
James A. Farley Building
The James A. Farley Building is a historic Beaux-Arts former main post office in Manhattan that has been transformed into the Moynihan Train Hall, a major expansion of New York City’s Penn Station.
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D.
New York City Hall
New York City Hall is the historic municipal building in Lower Manhattan that houses the offices of the Mayor and the New York City Council.
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E.
White Plains City Hall
White Plains City Hall is the central municipal government building of White Plains, New York, housing the city’s administrative offices and serving as a focal point for local civic affairs.
- 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: Jacob K. Javits Federal Building Target entity description: The Jacob K. Javits Federal Building is a prominent modernist federal office tower in Lower Manhattan, New York City, housing numerous U.S. government agencies and immigration courts.
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A.
Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
The Alfred E. Smith State Office Building is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in Albany, New York, that houses various New York State government offices.
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B.
New York Court of Appeals Building
The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
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C.
James A. Farley Building
The James A. Farley Building is a historic Beaux-Arts former main post office in Manhattan that has been transformed into the Moynihan Train Hall, a major expansion of New York City’s Penn Station.
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D.
New York City Hall
New York City Hall is the historic municipal building in Lower Manhattan that houses the offices of the Mayor and the New York City Council.
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E.
White Plains City Hall
White Plains City Hall is the central municipal government building of White Plains, New York, housing the city’s administrative offices and serving as a focal point for local civic affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal office building
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government building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category |
Federal buildings in New York City
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Government buildings in Manhattan ⓘ Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximate: 40.714°N 74.003°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| function |
houses U.S. government offices
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houses immigration courts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
federal agency offices
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immigration courtrooms ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Manhattan
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| managedBy | U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Jacob Javits
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surface form:
Jacob K. Javits
Jacob Javits ⓘ
surface form:
Jacob Koppel Javits
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| neighborhood | Civic Center ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
U.S. federal government
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| significance |
major hub for U.S. immigration proceedings in New York City
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one of the principal federal office complexes in Lower Manhattan ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
26 Federal Plaza
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| tenant |
United States Department of Homeland Security
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surface form:
Department of Homeland Security offices
Executive Office for Immigration Review ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Bureau of Investigation offices
Internal Revenue Service ⓘ
surface form:
Internal Revenue Service offices
Social Security Administration ⓘ
surface form:
Social Security Administration offices
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ⓘ United States Department of Labor ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Labor offices
U.S. General Services Administration offices ⓘ |
| use | office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob K. Javits Federal Building Description of subject: The Jacob K. Javits Federal Building is a prominent modernist federal office tower in Lower Manhattan, New York City, housing numerous U.S. government agencies and immigration courts.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
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streetAddress
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Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
26 Federal Plaza