Triple
T16818586
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Long Island City station |
E408819
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectsTo |
P845
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
East River ferries (historically)
The historical East River ferries were passenger boat services that linked Manhattan with waterfront neighborhoods such as Long Island City across the East River in New York City.
|
E7733
|
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: East River ferries (historically) | Statement: [Long Island City station, connectsTo, East River ferries (historically)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East River ferries (historically) Context triple: [Long Island City station, connectsTo, East River ferries (historically)]
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A.
NY Waterway ferry
The NY Waterway ferry is a privately operated commuter and passenger ferry service that connects New Jersey communities, including Jersey City, with Manhattan across the Hudson River.
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B.
Oxford–Bellevue Ferry
The Oxford–Bellevue Ferry is one of the oldest privately operated ferries in the United States, carrying passengers and vehicles across Maryland’s Tred Avon River and linking the towns of Oxford and Bellevue.
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C.
NYC Ferry
NYC Ferry is a public ferry system in New York City that provides commuter and recreational boat service across several routes connecting waterfront neighborhoods in the five boroughs.
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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.
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E.
Whitehall–St. George Staten Island Ferry route
The Whitehall–St. George Staten Island Ferry route is a free passenger ferry service connecting Lower Manhattan and Staten Island across New York Harbor.
- 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: East River ferries (historically) Triple: [Long Island City station, connectsTo, East River ferries (historically)]
Generated description
The historical East River ferries were passenger boat services that linked Manhattan with waterfront neighborhoods such as Long Island City across the East River in New York City.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East River ferries (historically) Target entity description: The historical East River ferries were passenger boat services that linked Manhattan with waterfront neighborhoods such as Long Island City across the East River in New York City.
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A.
NY Waterway ferry
The NY Waterway ferry is a privately operated commuter and passenger ferry service that connects New Jersey communities, including Jersey City, with Manhattan across the Hudson River.
-
B.
Oxford–Bellevue Ferry
The Oxford–Bellevue Ferry is one of the oldest privately operated ferries in the United States, carrying passengers and vehicles across Maryland’s Tred Avon River and linking the towns of Oxford and Bellevue.
-
C.
NYC Ferry
chosen
NYC Ferry is a public ferry system in New York City that provides commuter and recreational boat service across several routes connecting waterfront neighborhoods in the five boroughs.
-
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.
Whitehall–St. George Staten Island Ferry route
The Whitehall–St. George Staten Island Ferry route is a free passenger ferry service connecting Lower Manhattan and Staten Island across New York Harbor.
- F. None of above.
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_69d88394566c8190b3dcbdc72935f7fa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b2e476d48190bff097055cc353dc |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00b297778c81909a2545c359739151 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00b4caae5081909017095977093704 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00b52f58e08190a28506f03fbeda15 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:41 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:23 a.m.