63rd Street Tunnel
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The 63rd Street Tunnel is a New York City subway tunnel under the East River that carries trains between Manhattan and Queens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 63rd Street Tunnel canonical | 2 |
| Canarsie Tunnel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8182030 — 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: 63rd Street Tunnel Context triple: [IND 63rd Street Line, usesTunnel, 63rd Street Tunnel]
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A.
53rd Street Tunnel
The 53rd Street Tunnel is a New York City Subway tunnel under the East River that carries IND Queens Boulevard Line trains between Manhattan and Queens.
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B.
Midtown Tunnel
The Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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C.
Park Avenue Tunnel
Park Avenue Tunnel is a historic vehicular and former rail tunnel in Manhattan that carries traffic beneath Park Avenue near Grand Central Terminal.
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D.
Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn beneath New York Harbor.
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E.
Queens Midtown Tunnel
The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Midtown Manhattan with the borough of Queens beneath the East River.
- 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: 63rd Street Tunnel Target entity description: The 63rd Street Tunnel is a New York City subway tunnel under the East River that carries trains between Manhattan and Queens.
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A.
53rd Street Tunnel
The 53rd Street Tunnel is a New York City Subway tunnel under the East River that carries IND Queens Boulevard Line trains between Manhattan and Queens.
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B.
Midtown Tunnel
The Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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C.
Park Avenue Tunnel
Park Avenue Tunnel is a historic vehicular and former rail tunnel in Manhattan that carries traffic beneath Park Avenue near Grand Central Terminal.
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D.
Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn beneath New York Harbor.
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E.
Queens Midtown Tunnel
The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Midtown Manhattan with the borough of Queens beneath the East River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway tunnel
ⓘ
railway tunnel ⓘ underwater tunnel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 63rd Street Line Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
IND 63rd Street Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subway trains ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| connects |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToInfrastructure |
63rd Street Lines in Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queens Boulevard Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Avenue Subway (via Lexington Avenue–63rd Street) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | East River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| hasBore |
north tube
ⓘ
south tube ⓘ |
| hasBorough |
Borough of Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borough of Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLine |
BMT 63rd Street Line (Queens)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IND 63rd Street Line (Manhattan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLowerLevelTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasNickname | tunnel to nowhere (historical nickname) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| hasStation |
21st Street–Queensbridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lexington Avenue–63rd Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Roosevelt Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrackGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasUpperLevelTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| lowerLevelCurrentlyUsedFor | New York City Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerLevelOriginallyIntendedFor | Long Island Rail Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| operator |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ⓘ
New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| partOfProject | Program for Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Roosevelt Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossingType | bored tunnel ⓘ |
| servesBorough |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType | twin-tube tunnel ⓘ |
| usedByService |
F train
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
N train (late nights) NERFINISHED ⓘ Q train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 63rd Street Tunnel Description of subject: The 63rd Street Tunnel is a New York City subway tunnel under the East River that carries trains between Manhattan and Queens.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canarsie Tunnel