NY Waterway
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NY Waterway is a private ferry company that operates commuter and sightseeing boat services across the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NY Waterway canonical | 8 |
| NY Waterway ferries | 2 |
| NY Waterway ferry system | 2 |
| NY Waterway network | 2 |
| New York Waterway | 1 |
| https://www.nywaterway.com/ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2465513 — 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: NY Waterway Context triple: [Hoboken Terminal, ferryOperator, NY Waterway]
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A.
Harlem River Ship Canal
The Harlem River Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, effectively separating Marble Hill from the rest of Manhattan.
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B.
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Creek is a stream in central New York that flows north through the city of Syracuse into Onondaga Lake.
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C.
Bronx River
The Bronx River is a freshwater river in southeastern New York that flows south through Westchester County into the Bronx, historically significant as an urban waterway and the focus of major conservation and restoration efforts.
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D.
Oswego Canal
The Oswego Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
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E.
East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.
- 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: NY Waterway Target entity description: NY Waterway is a private ferry company that operates commuter and sightseeing boat services across the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
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A.
Harlem River Ship Canal
The Harlem River Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, effectively separating Marble Hill from the rest of Manhattan.
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B.
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Creek is a stream in central New York that flows north through the city of Syracuse into Onondaga Lake.
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C.
Bronx River
The Bronx River is a freshwater river in southeastern New York that flows south through Westchester County into the Bronx, historically significant as an urban waterway and the focus of major conservation and restoration efforts.
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D.
Oswego Canal
The Oswego Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
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E.
East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry company
ⓘ
private transportation company ⓘ |
| connects | New Jersey waterfront communities to Manhattan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fleetType | passenger ferry vessels ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| hasBusService |
ferry feeder buses in New Jersey
ⓘ
ferry shuttle buses in Manhattan ⓘ |
| hasManhattanTerminal |
Brookfield Place Terminal
ⓘ
Wall Street Pier 11 ⓘ
surface form:
Pier 11/Wall Street
West 39th Street Ferry Terminal, Manhattan ⓘ
surface form:
West 39th Street Ferry Terminal
|
| hasRoute |
NY Waterway ferry
ⓘ
surface form:
Hoboken–Midtown Manhattan ferry route
NY Waterway ferry ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey City–Lower Manhattan ferry route
NY Waterway ferry ⓘ
surface form:
Weehawken–Midtown Manhattan ferry route
|
| hasTerminal |
Hoboken 14th Street Ferry Terminal
ⓘ
Hoboken Terminal ⓘ
surface form:
Hoboken NJ Transit Terminal
Paulus Hook ferry terminal area ⓘ
surface form:
Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal
Port Imperial ferry terminal ⓘ
surface form:
Port Imperial Ferry Terminal
|
| hasWebsite | https://www.nywaterway.com/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Weehawken, New Jersey ⓘ |
| industry |
commuter ferry services
ⓘ
sightseeing cruises ⓘ water transportation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assisted in water evacuation during the September 11, 2001 attacks
ⓘ
participated in the 2009 US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River rescue ⓘ |
| offersService |
park-and-ride ferry connections
ⓘ
shuttle bus connections to ferry terminals ⓘ |
| operatesCommuterServiceBetween | New Jersey waterfront and Manhattan ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Hudson River
ⓘ
New York Harbor ⓘ |
| operatesOnWaterway |
East River
ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ |
| operatorType | privately owned ⓘ |
| provides |
cross-Hudson commuter transportation
ⓘ
tourist sightseeing cruises in New York Harbor ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Edgewater, New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Gold Coast
|
| servesCity |
Hoboken
ⓘ
surface form:
Hoboken, New Jersey
Jersey City ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey City, New Jersey
New York City ⓘ Weehawken, New Jersey ⓘ |
| servesRegion | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| serviceType |
charter service
ⓘ
commuter ferry ⓘ sightseeing ferry ⓘ |
| transportMode | water transport ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructure | ferry slips and piers along the Hudson River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NY Waterway Description of subject: NY Waterway is a private ferry company that operates commuter and sightseeing boat services across the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NY Waterway ferries
subject surface form:
NY Waterway
this entity surface form:
https://www.nywaterway.com/
this entity surface form:
NY Waterway ferries
this entity surface form:
New York Waterway
subject surface form:
West 39th Street Ferry Terminal
subject surface form:
West 39th Street Ferry Terminal
this entity surface form:
NY Waterway network
this entity surface form:
NY Waterway ferry system
this entity surface form:
NY Waterway ferry system
this entity surface form:
NY Waterway network