Brooklyn South
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Brooklyn South is an American police drama television series that follows the lives and cases of officers in a tough Brooklyn precinct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn South canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5699651 — 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: Brooklyn South Context triple: [Jon Tenney, notableWork, Brooklyn South]
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A.
South Siders
South Siders is a nickname for the Chicago White Sox, referring to the Major League Baseball team based on the South Side of Chicago.
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B.
Brighton Beach Avenue
Brighton Beach Avenue is a major commercial thoroughfare in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, known for its dense concentration of shops, restaurants, and Russian-speaking businesses.
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C.
Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill is a prominent historic battlefield in County Wexford, Ireland, best known as the site of a major engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion.
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D.
Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill is a small historic waterfront neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, known for its cobblestone streets and 19th-century industrial and residential buildings.
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E.
Uptown Normal
Uptown Normal is a revitalized mixed-use downtown district in Normal, Illinois, known for its shops, restaurants, public spaces, and proximity to Illinois State University.
- 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: Brooklyn South Target entity description: Brooklyn South is an American police drama television series that follows the lives and cases of officers in a tough Brooklyn precinct.
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A.
South Siders
South Siders is a nickname for the Chicago White Sox, referring to the Major League Baseball team based on the South Side of Chicago.
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B.
Brighton Beach Avenue
Brighton Beach Avenue is a major commercial thoroughfare in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, known for its dense concentration of shops, restaurants, and Russian-speaking businesses.
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C.
Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill is a prominent historic battlefield in County Wexford, Ireland, best known as the site of a major engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion.
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D.
Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill is a small historic waterfront neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, known for its cobblestone streets and 19th-century industrial and residential buildings.
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E.
Uptown Normal
Uptown Normal is a revitalized mixed-use downtown district in Normal, Illinois, known for its shops, restaurants, public spaces, and proximity to Illinois State University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | hour-long episodes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
David Milch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Bochco NERFINISHED ⓘ William M. Finkelstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | lives of police officers in a Brooklyn precinct ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | ensemble cast ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFocus | police cases and personal lives of officers ⓘ |
| hasTheme | police work in a tough urban precinct ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Capt. Lou Zerola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lt. Stan Jonas NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer Anne-Marie Kersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer Jimmy Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer Nona Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer Ray MacElwaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Sgt. Francis Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 22 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | broadcast television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseEnd | 1998 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 1997 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Steven Bochco Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brooklyn South Description of subject: Brooklyn South is an American police drama television series that follows the lives and cases of officers in a tough Brooklyn precinct.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.