New York City courts
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New York City courts are the judicial bodies that handle civil, criminal, family, and administrative cases arising within New York City’s five boroughs under state and local law.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New York City court system | 2 |
| New York City courts canonical | 2 |
| New York City courthouses around Foley Square | 1 |
| New York State Unified Court System (within NYC) | 1 |
| New York State city courts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T487024 — 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: New York City courts Context triple: [New York City Charter, usedBy, New York City courts]
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A.
New York City Criminal Court
The New York City Criminal Court is a trial-level court that handles misdemeanor criminal cases, lesser offenses, and preliminary proceedings for felony cases arising within New York City.
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B.
New York City Civil Court
The New York City Civil Court is a local trial court in New York City that primarily handles civil cases involving smaller monetary claims, housing disputes, and other limited-jurisdiction matters.
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C.
New York County Courts
New York County Courts are the trial-level courts in New York County (Manhattan) that handle a wide range of civil and criminal cases within the New York State court system.
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D.
New York Supreme Court
The New York Supreme Court is the state’s principal trial-level court of general jurisdiction, handling major civil and criminal cases across New York.
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E.
New York Family Court
New York Family Court is a specialized trial court in New York State that handles cases involving children and families, such as custody, child support, abuse, neglect, and juvenile delinquency.
- 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 courts Target entity description: New York City courts are the judicial bodies that handle civil, criminal, family, and administrative cases arising within New York City’s five boroughs under state and local law.
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A.
New York City Criminal Court
The New York City Criminal Court is a trial-level court that handles misdemeanor criminal cases, lesser offenses, and preliminary proceedings for felony cases arising within New York City.
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B.
New York City Civil Court
The New York City Civil Court is a local trial court in New York City that primarily handles civil cases involving smaller monetary claims, housing disputes, and other limited-jurisdiction matters.
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C.
New York County Courts
New York County Courts are the trial-level courts in New York County (Manhattan) that handle a wide range of civil and criminal cases within the New York State court system.
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D.
New York Supreme Court
The New York Supreme Court is the state’s principal trial-level court of general jurisdiction, handling major civil and criminal cases across New York.
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E.
New York Family Court
New York Family Court is a specialized trial court in New York State that handles cases involving children and families, such as custody, child support, abuse, neglect, and juvenile delinquency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
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judicial branch institution ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Office of Court Administration
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surface form:
Office of Court Administration of the New York State Unified Court System
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| appliesLaw |
New York City local law
ⓘ
New York State statutes ⓘ
surface form:
New York State law
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| cooperatesWith |
New York City Department of Correction
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New York City Police Department ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
U.S. state of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
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| governedBy |
New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
ⓘ
New York Criminal Procedure Law ⓘ New York Family Court ⓘ
surface form:
New York Family Court Act
New York Judiciary Law ⓘ New York State Constitution ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
child custody cases
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child support cases ⓘ civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ domestic violence cases ⓘ family law cases ⓘ felony arraignments ⓘ housing cases ⓘ juvenile delinquency cases ⓘ landlord-tenant disputes ⓘ misdemeanors ⓘ probate and estate matters ⓘ small claims cases ⓘ traffic offenses ⓘ violations ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
New York City Civil Court
ⓘ
New York City Criminal Court ⓘ New York Problem-Solving Courts ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Drug Treatment Courts
New York Family Court ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Family Court
New York City Civil Court ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Housing Court
New York Problem-Solving Courts ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Integrated Domestic Violence Courts
New York Problem-Solving Courts ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Mental Health Courts
New York Problem-Solving Courts ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Problem-Solving Courts
New York City Civil Court ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Small Claims Court
New York Supreme Court ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Supreme Court
New York Surrogate's Court ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Surrogate's Court
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| hearsAppealsTo |
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
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surface form:
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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| jurisdiction |
The Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronx
Brooklyn ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Chief Judge of the State of New York ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York State Judiciary
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surface form:
New York State Unified Court System
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| servesPopulation | residents of New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York City courts Description of subject: New York City courts are the judicial bodies that handle civil, criminal, family, and administrative cases arising within New York City’s five boroughs under state and local law.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York City court system
this entity surface form:
New York State Unified Court System (within NYC)
this entity surface form:
New York State city courts
this entity surface form:
New York City court system
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene building vicinity
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near
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New York City courts
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this entity surface form:
New York City courthouses around Foley Square