Brendan Byrne Arena
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Brendan Byrne Arena is a now-demolished indoor sports and entertainment venue in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that hosted professional basketball, hockey, and major concerts for several decades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brendan Byrne Arena canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3437215 — 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: Brendan Byrne Arena Context triple: [Meadowlands Sports Complex, formerlyContainedArena, Brendan Byrne Arena]
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A.
Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
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B.
Knickerbocker Arena
Knickerbocker Arena was the original name of the multi-purpose indoor arena in Albany, New York, now known as the MVP Arena.
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C.
Newman Arena
Newman Arena is an indoor sports venue at Cornell University that serves as the primary home court for the university’s basketball teams.
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D.
Thomas Assembly Center
The Thomas Assembly Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, primarily known as the home court for the university’s basketball programs.
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E.
Jack Shea Arena
Jack Shea Arena is an indoor ice rink in Lake Placid’s Olympic Center complex, historically used for major winter sports events including Olympic competitions.
- 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: Brendan Byrne Arena Target entity description: Brendan Byrne Arena is a now-demolished indoor sports and entertainment venue in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that hosted professional basketball, hockey, and major concerts for several decades.
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A.
Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
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B.
Knickerbocker Arena
Knickerbocker Arena was the original name of the multi-purpose indoor arena in Albany, New York, now known as the MVP Arena.
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C.
Newman Arena
Newman Arena is an indoor sports venue at Cornell University that serves as the primary home court for the university’s basketball teams.
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D.
Thomas Assembly Center
The Thomas Assembly Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, primarily known as the home court for the university’s basketball programs.
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E.
Jack Shea Arena
Jack Shea Arena is an indoor ice rink in Lake Placid’s Olympic Center complex, historically used for major winter sports events including Olympic competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Continental Airlines Arena
ⓘ
Izod Center ⓘ Meadowlands Arena ⓘ |
| architect | Grad Partnership ⓘ |
| category |
defunct National Basketball Association venues
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defunct National Hockey League venues ⓘ defunct indoor arenas in the United States ⓘ |
| cityServed | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| closure | 2015 as a public events venue ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 2022 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Continental Airlines Arena
ⓘ
Izod Center ⓘ Meadowlands Arena ⓘ |
| hasSurface | multi-purpose floor ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
NBA games
ⓘ
NCAA basketball games ⓘ NHL games ⓘ figure skating shows ⓘ major concert tours ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Rutherford, New Jersey
ⓘ
Meadowlands Sports Complex ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Brendan Byrne
ⓘ
Brendan Byrne ⓘ
surface form:
Brendan T. Byrne
|
| opened | July 2, 1981 ⓘ |
| operator | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| replacedBy | Prudential Center ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | around 20,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityBasketball | approximately 20,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityHockey | approximately 19,000 ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| tenant |
New Jersey Devils
ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Nets
Seton Hall Pirates ⓘ
surface form:
Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
|
| usedFor |
basketball
ⓘ
college basketball ⓘ concerts ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brendan Byrne Arena Description of subject: Brendan Byrne Arena is a now-demolished indoor sports and entertainment venue in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that hosted professional basketball, hockey, and major concerts for several decades.
Referenced by (5)
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