New York Coliseum
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The New York Coliseum was a major mid-20th-century convention and exhibition center at Columbus Circle in Manhattan that hosted trade shows, political events, and public gatherings before its demolition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Coliseum canonical | 3 |
| New York Coliseum (collaboration) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10838143 — 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 Coliseum Context triple: [Time Warner Center, builtOnSiteOf, New York Coliseum]
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A.
Seals Stadium
Seals Stadium was a historic baseball park in San Francisco best known as the longtime home of the Pacific Coast League’s San Francisco Seals and the first home of the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball.
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B.
Polo Grounds
Polo Grounds was a historic New York City sports stadium best known as the longtime home of the New York Giants baseball team and the site of numerous iconic moments in American sports history.
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C.
Arena, New York
Arena, New York was a small Catskills hamlet in Delaware County that was submerged and abandoned in the mid-20th century to create the Pepacton Reservoir, part of New York City’s water supply system.
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D.
Knickerbocker Arena
Knickerbocker Arena was the original name of the multi-purpose indoor arena in Albany, New York, now known as the MVP Arena.
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E.
Madison Square
Madison Square is a historic public square in Savannah, Georgia, known for its landscaped park, surrounding 19th-century architecture, and commemorative monuments.
- 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 Coliseum Target entity description: The New York Coliseum was a major mid-20th-century convention and exhibition center at Columbus Circle in Manhattan that hosted trade shows, political events, and public gatherings before its demolition.
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A.
Seals Stadium
Seals Stadium was a historic baseball park in San Francisco best known as the longtime home of the Pacific Coast League’s San Francisco Seals and the first home of the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball.
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B.
Polo Grounds
Polo Grounds was a historic New York City sports stadium best known as the longtime home of the New York Giants baseball team and the site of numerous iconic moments in American sports history.
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C.
Arena, New York
Arena, New York was a small Catskills hamlet in Delaware County that was submerged and abandoned in the mid-20th century to create the Pepacton Reservoir, part of New York City’s water supply system.
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D.
Knickerbocker Arena
Knickerbocker Arena was the original name of the multi-purpose indoor arena in Albany, New York, now known as the MVP Arena.
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E.
Madison Square
Madison Square is a historic public square in Savannah, Georgia, known for its landscaped park, surrounding 19th-century architecture, and commemorative monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convention center
ⓘ
demolished building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | New York Convention Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Wallace K. Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| builtFor |
industrial exhibitions
ⓘ
large-scale trade shows ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1954 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 2000 ⓘ |
| demolitionEnd | 2000 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | redevelopment of Columbus Circle site ⓘ |
| demolitionStart | 2000 ⓘ |
| developerOfReplacementComplex | Time Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 323,000 square feet ⓘ |
| functionedAs | primary convention center of New York City in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hadAuditoriumSeatingCapacity | approximately 4,000 ⓘ |
| hadExhibitSpace | approximately 214,000 square feet ⓘ |
| location |
Columbus Circle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| notableEventHosted |
1956 Democratic National Convention sessions and related events
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York International Auto Show NERFINISHED ⓘ boat shows ⓘ home shows ⓘ |
| numberOfExhibitionHalls | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1956 ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Central Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbus Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ⓘ
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parkingCapacity | approximately 1,500 cars ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
conventions
ⓘ
exhibitions ⓘ political events ⓘ public events ⓘ trade shows ⓘ |
| region | Midtown Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteRedevelopedAs |
Deutsche Bank Center
NERFINISHED
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Time Warner Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| successorFacility | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York Coliseum Description of subject: The New York Coliseum was a major mid-20th-century convention and exhibition center at Columbus Circle in Manhattan that hosted trade shows, political events, and public gatherings before its demolition.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Time Warner Center
this entity surface form:
New York Coliseum (collaboration)