Kaufman Astoria Studios
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Kaufman Astoria Studios is a historic New York City film and television production complex in Queens that has hosted major movie, TV, and streaming productions for over a century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaufman Astoria Studios canonical | 4 |
| Kaufman Astoria Studios, Inc. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3510529 — 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: Kaufman Astoria Studios Context triple: [Astoria, Queens, hasAttraction, Kaufman Astoria Studios]
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A.
Columbia Studio A, New York City
Columbia Studio A in New York City is a historic recording studio best known as the site of Bob Dylan’s landmark sessions, including the recording of “Like a Rolling Stone.”
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B.
Columbia 30th Street Studio
Columbia 30th Street Studio was a legendary New York City recording studio renowned for its exceptional acoustics and use on landmark jazz and classical albums.
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C.
Culver Studios
Culver Studios is a historic film and television production studio in Culver City, California, known for its iconic mansion-style main building and role in classic Hollywood filmmaking.
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D.
Film-Makers' Distribution Center
Film-Makers' Distribution Center was an independent, artist-run film distribution cooperative founded in the 1960s to support and circulate avant-garde and underground cinema.
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E.
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater is a prominent New York City cinema known for hosting film festivals, retrospectives, and art-house screenings as part of the Film at Lincoln Center program.
- 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: Kaufman Astoria Studios Target entity description: Kaufman Astoria Studios is a historic New York City film and television production complex in Queens that has hosted major movie, TV, and streaming productions for over a century.
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A.
Columbia Studio A, New York City
Columbia Studio A in New York City is a historic recording studio best known as the site of Bob Dylan’s landmark sessions, including the recording of “Like a Rolling Stone.”
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B.
Columbia 30th Street Studio
Columbia 30th Street Studio was a legendary New York City recording studio renowned for its exceptional acoustics and use on landmark jazz and classical albums.
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C.
Culver Studios
Culver Studios is a historic film and television production studio in Culver City, California, known for its iconic mansion-style main building and role in classic Hollywood filmmaking.
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D.
Film-Makers' Distribution Center
Film-Makers' Distribution Center was an independent, artist-run film distribution cooperative founded in the 1960s to support and circulate avant-garde and underground cinema.
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E.
Walter Reade Theater
Walter Reade Theater is a prominent New York City cinema known for hosting film festivals, retrospectives, and art-house screenings as part of the Film at Lincoln Center program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film studio
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production complex ⓘ television studio ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early 20th-century industrial ⓘ |
| borough | Queens ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1920 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Paramount Astoria Studios ⓘ |
| hasBacklot | New York City’s only outdoor studio backlot (as of the 2010s) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
backlot
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post-production facilities ⓘ production offices ⓘ sound stages ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStages | over 10 sound stages ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
major production hub in New York City
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one of the oldest continuously used film studios in the United States ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.kaufmanastoria.com ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
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film industry ⓘ television industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Astoria, Queens
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New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Astoria Arts District ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George S. Kaufman ⓘ |
| near |
The American Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria
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surface form:
Museum of the Moving Image
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| notableProduction |
Blue Bloods
ⓘ
Goodfellas ⓘ
surface form:
Goodfellas (partial filming)
Nurse Jackie ⓘ Orange Is the New Black ⓘ Sesame Street ⓘ The Cosby Show ⓘ The Wiz (film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Wiz
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| operator | Kaufman Astoria Studios management company ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltFor |
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
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surface form:
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Kaufman Astoria Studios
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kaufman Astoria Studios, Inc.
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| partOf | Astoria Studio Historic District ⓘ |
| region | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| significantEvent | major expansion in the 1980s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
film production
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streaming series production ⓘ television production ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaufman Astoria Studios Description of subject: Kaufman Astoria Studios is a historic New York City film and television production complex in Queens that has hosted major movie, TV, and streaming productions for over a century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Queens
subject surface form:
American Museum of the Moving Image
this entity surface form:
Kaufman Astoria Studios, Inc.