Triple

T16312391

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Paulus Hook ferry terminal area	`E396088`	entity
Predicate	near	`P350`	FINISHED
Object	Lower Manhattan (by ferry route) Lower Manhattan (by ferry route) is the southernmost part of New York City’s Manhattan borough, serving as a major commercial and financial hub and a key destination for commuter and tourist ferries across the Hudson River.	`E1206380`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Lower Manhattan (by ferry route) | Statement: [Paulus Hook ferry terminal area, near, Lower Manhattan (by ferry route)]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lower Manhattan (by ferry route)
Context triple: [Paulus Hook ferry terminal area, near, Lower Manhattan (by ferry route)]

A. West 39th Street Ferry Terminal, Manhattan
The West 39th Street Ferry Terminal in Manhattan is a major NY Waterway hub on the Hudson River providing commuter and recreational ferry service between Midtown Manhattan and New Jersey.
B. Greenpoint Avenue ferry landing
Greenpoint Avenue ferry landing is a waterfront dock in Brooklyn, New York, serving as a stop for East River ferry services that connect Greenpoint to other parts of the city.
C. Long Island City ferry landing
Long Island City ferry landing is a waterfront terminal in Queens, New York City, serving as a passenger boarding point for NYC Ferry services across the East River.
D. Staten Island Ferry terminals
Staten Island Ferry terminals are major New York City transportation hubs that serve as the departure and arrival points for the free passenger ferries connecting Staten Island and Manhattan.
E. Manhattan (via East River)
Manhattan (via East River) refers to the portion of Manhattan Island situated along the East River, forming the waterfront opposite Queens in New York City.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Lower Manhattan (by ferry route)
Triple: [Paulus Hook ferry terminal area, near, Lower Manhattan (by ferry route)]

Generated description

Lower Manhattan (by ferry route) is the southernmost part of New York City’s Manhattan borough, serving as a major commercial and financial hub and a key destination for commuter and tourist ferries across the Hudson River.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lower Manhattan (by ferry route)
Target entity description: Lower Manhattan (by ferry route) is the southernmost part of New York City’s Manhattan borough, serving as a major commercial and financial hub and a key destination for commuter and tourist ferries across the Hudson River.

A. West 39th Street Ferry Terminal, Manhattan
The West 39th Street Ferry Terminal in Manhattan is a major NY Waterway hub on the Hudson River providing commuter and recreational ferry service between Midtown Manhattan and New Jersey.
B. Greenpoint Avenue ferry landing
Greenpoint Avenue ferry landing is a waterfront dock in Brooklyn, New York, serving as a stop for East River ferry services that connect Greenpoint to other parts of the city.
C. Long Island City ferry landing
Long Island City ferry landing is a waterfront terminal in Queens, New York City, serving as a passenger boarding point for NYC Ferry services across the East River.
D. Staten Island Ferry terminals
Staten Island Ferry terminals are major New York City transportation hubs that serve as the departure and arrival points for the free passenger ferries connecting Staten Island and Manhattan.
E. Manhattan (via East River)
Manhattan (via East River) refers to the portion of Manhattan Island situated along the East River, forming the waterfront opposite Queens in New York City.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d87f23bb088190a16fbb91a1957ea5`	completed	April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e288dc30f48190b508220429b66e92`	completed	April 17, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a001fa6ceb48190b937a15b94fd3cfa`	completed	May 10, 2026, 6:03 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a00219696dc8190bcce66c1eeb07561`	completed	May 10, 2026, 6:11 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a002221fe7c819083c8ede5e63b0908`	completed	May 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:06 a.m.