New York State Department of Transportation
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The New York State Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining New York’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, public transit, and related systems.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T219476 — 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 State Department of Transportation Context triple: [New York State executive agencies, hasPart, New York State Department of Transportation]
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New York City Department of Transportation
The New York City Department of Transportation is the municipal agency responsible for managing and maintaining much of New York City's transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, traffic systems, and pedestrian facilities.
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B.
SecDOT
SecDOT is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Secretary of Transportation, the Cabinet-level official who oversees federal transportation policy and programs.
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Maryland Department of Transportation
The Maryland Department of Transportation is the statewide agency responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Maryland’s transportation systems, including highways, transit, ports, aviation, and rail services.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and overseeing much of the mass transit and commuter rail systems in the New York City metropolitan area.
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Maine Department of Transportation
The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
- 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 State Department of Transportation Target entity description: The New York State Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining New York’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, public transit, and related systems.
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New York City Department of Transportation
The New York City Department of Transportation is the municipal agency responsible for managing and maintaining much of New York City's transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, traffic systems, and pedestrian facilities.
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B.
SecDOT
SecDOT is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Secretary of Transportation, the Cabinet-level official who oversees federal transportation policy and programs.
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C.
Maryland Department of Transportation
The Maryland Department of Transportation is the statewide agency responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Maryland’s transportation systems, including highways, transit, ports, aviation, and rail services.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and overseeing much of the mass transit and commuter rail systems in the New York City metropolitan area.
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E.
Maine Department of Transportation
The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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public sector organization ⓘ state transportation agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
U.S. state of New York
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surface form:
State of New York
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| collaboratesWith |
Federal Highway Administration
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Federal Railroad Administration ⓘ Federal Transit Administration ⓘ Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ New York State Thruway Authority ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs |
civil engineers
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construction inspectors ⓘ maintenance workers ⓘ transportation planners ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bridge engineering
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highway engineering ⓘ multimodal transportation planning ⓘ public transportation planning ⓘ traffic safety ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Main Office in Albany
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regional offices across New York State ⓘ |
| hasLogo | logo of the New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Keeping New York Moving” ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
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| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
certain aviation transportation matters in New York State
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certain rail transportation matters in New York State ⓘ public transit funding and oversight in New York State ⓘ surface transportation in New York State ⓘ |
| legalForm | state government department ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| operatesInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York ⓘ |
| oversees |
Metropolitan Planning Organizations in New York State (for transportation planning compliance)
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public transportation operators receiving state and federal transit funds in New York ⓘ rail freight assistance programs in New York ⓘ state aviation grant programs in New York ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of the State of New York ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of the State of New York
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surface form:
Executive Department of New York State
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| precededBy |
New York State Department of Transportation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
New York State Department of Public Works
New York State Department of Transportation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Department of Transportation and Public Works (highway functions)
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| responsibleFor |
bicycle and pedestrian transportation policy in New York
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maintenance of many state-owned bridges in New York ⓘ maintenance of state-owned highways in New York ⓘ state bridges in New York ⓘ state highways in New York ⓘ statewide aviation transportation policy in New York ⓘ statewide public transit policy in New York ⓘ statewide rail transportation policy in New York ⓘ traffic safety programs in New York State ⓘ transportation planning in New York State ⓘ |
| shortName |
New York State Department of Transportation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NYSDOT
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| uses | state and federal transportation funding ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dot.ny.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York State Department of Transportation Description of subject: The New York State Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining New York’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, public transit, and related systems.
Referenced by (351)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New York State Route 9D
subject surface form:
Interstate 190 (New York)
subject surface form:
Interstate 890 (New York)
subject surface form:
Interstate 990
Bethpage State Parkway (mostly removed)
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maintainedBy
→
New York State Department of Transportation
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subject surface form:
Bethpage State Parkway
Heckscher State Parkway in Islip Terrace
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maintainedBy
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New York State Department of Transportation
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subject surface form:
Heckscher State Parkway