Main Street (Buffalo)
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Main Street (Buffalo) is a major thoroughfare and commercial corridor in Buffalo, New York, running through several neighborhoods and serving as a key route for businesses, transit, and local activity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Main Street (Buffalo) canonical | 2 |
| Main Street (New York State Route 5) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9474778 — 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: Main Street (Buffalo) Context triple: [Parkside neighborhood, Buffalo, near, Main Street (Buffalo)]
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A.
Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo
Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo is a major thoroughfare known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, and proximity to landmarks such as the former Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane.
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B.
Niagara Falls Boulevard
Niagara Falls Boulevard is a major commercial and transportation corridor in Western New York that connects the Buffalo area to Niagara Falls and is lined with shopping centers, restaurants, and businesses.
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C.
Utica Avenue
Utica Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in Brooklyn, New York City, running through several neighborhoods and serving as an important commercial and transit corridor.
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D.
South Avenue
South Avenue is a street that runs through the historic core of Newburgh, New York, contributing to the character of the Academy Street Historic District.
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E.
South Avenue
South Avenue is a prominent road in New Delhi’s administrative district, running near key government and diplomatic buildings around Raisina Hill.
- 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: Main Street (Buffalo) Target entity description: Main Street (Buffalo) is a major thoroughfare and commercial corridor in Buffalo, New York, running through several neighborhoods and serving as a key route for businesses, transit, and local activity.
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A.
Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo
Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo is a major thoroughfare known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, and proximity to landmarks such as the former Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane.
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B.
Niagara Falls Boulevard
Niagara Falls Boulevard is a major commercial and transportation corridor in Western New York that connects the Buffalo area to Niagara Falls and is lined with shopping centers, restaurants, and businesses.
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C.
Utica Avenue
Utica Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in Brooklyn, New York City, running through several neighborhoods and serving as an important commercial and transit corridor.
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D.
South Avenue
South Avenue is a street that runs through the historic core of Newburgh, New York, contributing to the character of the Academy Street Historic District.
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E.
South Avenue
South Avenue is a prominent road in New Delhi’s administrative district, running near key government and diplomatic buildings around Raisina Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial corridor
ⓘ
major thoroughfare ⓘ street ⓘ |
| city | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
downtown Buffalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern neighborhoods of Buffalo ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicFunction |
commercial spine of downtown Buffalo
ⓘ
office corridor ⓘ retail corridor ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Buffalo government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentUse |
institutional buildings
ⓘ
offices ⓘ restaurants ⓘ theaters ⓘ |
| hasLandUseAlong |
commercial
ⓘ
institutional ⓘ mixed-use ⓘ |
| hasName | Main Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary north–south arterial ⓘ |
| hasSection | downtown transit mall ⓘ |
| historicalRole | traditional main commercial street of Buffalo ⓘ |
| importance | one of Buffalo's primary urban corridors ⓘ |
| isKeyRouteFor |
downtown businesses
ⓘ
local pedestrian activity ⓘ public transit services ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buffalo, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erie County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| orientation | primarily north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | street network of Buffalo, New York ⓘ |
| passesBy |
Buffalo City Hall area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ Shea's Performing Arts Center NERFINISHED ⓘ University at Buffalo South Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Allentown (Buffalo)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Downtown Buffalo NERFINISHED ⓘ Theatre District (Buffalo) NERFINISHED ⓘ University Heights (Buffalo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | urban arterial road ⓘ |
| servedBy | Buffalo Metro Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusFor | Buffalo Metro Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportFunction |
key public transit corridor
ⓘ
major bus route corridor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuting
ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ local business activity ⓘ retail shopping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Main Street (Buffalo) Description of subject: Main Street (Buffalo) is a major thoroughfare and commercial corridor in Buffalo, New York, running through several neighborhoods and serving as a key route for businesses, transit, and local activity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Main Street (New York State Route 5)