NYPD 12th Precinct
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The NYPD 12th Precinct is the fictional New York City police precinct featured in the TV series "Castle," serving as the primary setting for the show's homicide investigations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NYPD 12th Precinct canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7560613 — 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: NYPD 12th Precinct Context triple: [Captain Victoria Gates, workLocation, NYPD 12th Precinct]
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A.
NYPD 120th Precinct
The NYPD 120th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the St. George area of Staten Island.
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B.
NYPD 122nd Precinct
The NYPD 122nd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in parts of Staten Island, including the New Springville area.
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C.
NYPD 102nd Precinct
The NYPD 102nd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in parts of central Queens, including Kew Gardens.
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D.
NYPD 123rd Precinct
The NYPD 123rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Tottenville and surrounding areas on Staten Island.
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E.
NYPD 112th Precinct
The NYPD 112th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Forest Hills area of Queens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NYPD 12th Precinct Target entity description: The NYPD 12th Precinct is the fictional New York City police precinct featured in the TV series "Castle," serving as the primary setting for the show's homicide investigations.
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A.
NYPD 120th Precinct
The NYPD 120th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the St. George area of Staten Island.
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B.
NYPD 122nd Precinct
The NYPD 122nd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in parts of Staten Island, including the New Springville area.
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C.
NYPD 102nd Precinct
The NYPD 102nd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in parts of central Queens, including Kew Gardens.
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D.
NYPD 123rd Precinct
The NYPD 123rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Tottenville and surrounding areas on Staten Island.
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E.
NYPD 112th Precinct
The NYPD 112th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Forest Hills area of Queens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional police precinct ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Javier Esposito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kate Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | New York City Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real NYPD precinct structure (loosely) ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| departmentType | homicide squad ⓘ |
| featuredInEpisodeCount | multiple episodes of Castle ⓘ |
| fictionalBorough | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist as a real NYPD precinct ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Castle season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasFictionalJurisdiction | homicide cases in Manhattan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
primary setting
ⓘ
workplace of main characters ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalSeries | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City Police Department ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionInSeries | homicide investigations ⓘ |
| settingType | police station ⓘ |
| usedFor |
briefing scenes
ⓘ
character development scenes ⓘ interrogation scenes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NYPD 12th Precinct Description of subject: The NYPD 12th Precinct is the fictional New York City police precinct featured in the TV series "Castle," serving as the primary setting for the show's homicide investigations.
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