New York City (setting of Ghost)
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New York City (setting of Ghost) is the bustling urban backdrop of the 1990 romantic fantasy film "Ghost," where the story’s supernatural drama and romance unfold amid its iconic streets and neighborhoods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York City (fictional context) | 1 |
| New York City (setting of Ghost) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6249193 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York City (setting of Ghost) Context triple: [Oda Mae Brown, associatedWith, New York City (setting of Ghost)]
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A.
New York Movie
New York Movie is a 1939 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper depicting a solitary usherette in a dimly lit movie theater, exemplifying his themes of urban isolation and introspective quiet.
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B.
Somewhere in Queens
"Somewhere in Queens" is a 2022 dramedy film marking Ray Romano’s feature directorial debut, centered on a working-class Italian-American family in Queens and their son’s basketball dreams.
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C.
Broadway in New York City
Broadway in New York City is a famed theater district and cultural hub known for its world-class stage productions and vibrant performing arts scene.
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D.
New York City underground
The New York City underground is a vast, hidden network of tunnels, chambers, and forgotten spaces beneath the city that serves as the secret home and refuge of Vincent and his community in the TV series "Beauty and the Beast."
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E.
Room in New York
Room in New York is a 1932 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper that depicts a quiet, emotionally distant scene of a couple in a sparsely furnished New York apartment.
- 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 City (setting of Ghost) Target entity description: New York City (setting of Ghost) is the bustling urban backdrop of the 1990 romantic fantasy film "Ghost," where the story’s supernatural drama and romance unfold amid its iconic streets and neighborhoods.
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A.
New York Movie
New York Movie is a 1939 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper depicting a solitary usherette in a dimly lit movie theater, exemplifying his themes of urban isolation and introspective quiet.
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B.
Somewhere in Queens
"Somewhere in Queens" is a 2022 dramedy film marking Ray Romano’s feature directorial debut, centered on a working-class Italian-American family in Queens and their son’s basketball dreams.
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C.
Broadway in New York City
Broadway in New York City is a famed theater district and cultural hub known for its world-class stage productions and vibrant performing arts scene.
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D.
New York City underground
The New York City underground is a vast, hidden network of tunnels, chambers, and forgotten spaces beneath the city that serves as the secret home and refuge of Vincent and his community in the TV series "Beauty and the Beast."
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E.
Room in New York
Room in New York is a 1932 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper that depicts a quiet, emotionally distant scene of a couple in a sparsely furnished New York apartment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictionalized version of real city ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ghost (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Molly Jensen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oda Mae Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Wheat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictedAs | bustling urban environment ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkUsedIn | romantic fantasy film ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
life after death in a modern city
ⓘ
love transcending death in an urban environment ⓘ |
| languageOfDepiction | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting of the film Ghost ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | backdrop emphasizing contrast between living and spiritual worlds ⓘ |
| notableFeatureInStory |
apartment buildings
ⓘ
city streets ⓘ offices ⓘ |
| partOfWorkGenreContext | urban supernatural romance setting ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | modern American metropolis ⓘ |
| settingFor |
romantic storyline in Ghost
ⓘ
supernatural events in Ghost ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSettingIn | Ghost (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyleContext | contemporary 1990s cityscape ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York City (setting of Ghost) Description of subject: New York City (setting of Ghost) is the bustling urban backdrop of the 1990 romantic fantasy film "Ghost," where the story’s supernatural drama and romance unfold amid its iconic streets and neighborhoods.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aleksandr Petrovsky
this entity surface form:
New York City (fictional context)