Coney Island Creek
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Coney Island Creek is a tidal inlet and remnant of a former estuary in southern Brooklyn, New York City, separating Coney Island from the mainland and flowing into Gravesend Bay.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coney Island Creek canonical | 2 |
| Coney Island Creek watershed | 1 |
| Prospect Park watercourse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3541923 — 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: Coney Island Creek Context triple: [Gravesend Bay, mouthOf, Coney Island Creek]
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A.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal estuary in New York City that forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens and is known as one of the most polluted waterways in the United States.
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B.
Westchester Creek
Westchester Creek is a tidal inlet and tributary of the East River located in the Bronx, New York City.
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C.
Spuyten Duyvil Creek
Spuyten Duyvil Creek is a tidal strait in New York City that separates the northern tip of Manhattan from the Bronx and connects the Hudson River to the Harlem River.
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D.
Norwalk Creek
Norwalk Creek is a small waterway in northern Ohio that runs through and helps drain the city of Norwalk and its surrounding area.
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E.
Nassau River
The Nassau River is a waterway in northeastern Florida that flows through marshlands and coastal areas before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
- 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: Coney Island Creek Target entity description: Coney Island Creek is a tidal inlet and remnant of a former estuary in southern Brooklyn, New York City, separating Coney Island from the mainland and flowing into Gravesend Bay.
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A.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal estuary in New York City that forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens and is known as one of the most polluted waterways in the United States.
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B.
Westchester Creek
Westchester Creek is a tidal inlet and tributary of the East River located in the Bronx, New York City.
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C.
Spuyten Duyvil Creek
Spuyten Duyvil Creek is a tidal strait in New York City that separates the northern tip of Manhattan from the Bronx and connects the Hudson River to the Harlem River.
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D.
Norwalk Creek
Norwalk Creek is a small waterway in northern Ohio that runs through and helps drain the city of Norwalk and its surrounding area.
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E.
Nassau River
The Nassau River is a waterway in northeastern Florida that flows through marshlands and coastal areas before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coney Island Creek Description of subject: Coney Island Creek is a tidal inlet and remnant of a former estuary in southern Brooklyn, New York City, separating Coney Island from the mainland and flowing into Gravesend Bay.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coney Island Creek watershed