Triple

T257801
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tappan Zee Bridge E5473 entity
Predicate crossesSectionOf P10257 FINISHED
Object Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)
Tappan Zee is a broad, natural widening of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, historically significant as a major navigation and crossing point north of New York City.
E71724 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) | Statement: [Tappan Zee Bridge, crossesSectionOf, Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)
Context triple: [Tappan Zee Bridge, crossesSectionOf, Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)]
  • A. Hudson River at Hadley, New York
    Hudson River at Hadley, New York is the scenic stretch of the Hudson in the southern Adirondacks where it meets the Sacandaga River, known for its natural beauty and whitewater recreation.
  • B. Bronx River
    The Bronx River is a freshwater river in southeastern New York that flows south through Westchester County into the Bronx, historically significant as an urban waterway and the focus of major conservation and restoration efforts.
  • C. Rondout Creek
    Rondout Creek is a significant stream in southeastern New York that flows through the Catskill region and the city of Kingston before joining the Hudson River.
  • D. East River
    The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.
  • E. Saw Mill River
    Saw Mill River is a tributary of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, flowing through urban and suburban communities in Westchester County.
  • 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: Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)
Triple: [Tappan Zee Bridge, crossesSectionOf, Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)]
Generated description
Tappan Zee is a broad, natural widening of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, historically significant as a major navigation and crossing point north of New York City.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)
Target entity description: Tappan Zee is a broad, natural widening of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, historically significant as a major navigation and crossing point north of New York City.
  • A. Hudson River at Hadley, New York
    Hudson River at Hadley, New York is the scenic stretch of the Hudson in the southern Adirondacks where it meets the Sacandaga River, known for its natural beauty and whitewater recreation.
  • B. Bronx River
    The Bronx River is a freshwater river in southeastern New York that flows south through Westchester County into the Bronx, historically significant as an urban waterway and the focus of major conservation and restoration efforts.
  • C. Rondout Creek
    Rondout Creek is a significant stream in southeastern New York that flows through the Catskill region and the city of Kingston before joining the Hudson River.
  • D. East River
    The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.
  • E. Saw Mill River
    Saw Mill River is a tributary of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, flowing through urban and suburban communities in Westchester County.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crossesSectionOf
Context triple: [Tappan Zee Bridge, crossesSectionOf, Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)]
  • A. crossesBetween
    Indicates that one entity passes from one side of a second entity to the other, traversing the space between two reference points or boundaries associated with that second entity.
  • B. crossedBy
    Indicates that one entity (typically a path, line, or boundary) is intersected or traversed by another entity.
  • C. crossType
    Indicates a relationship where one entity intersects, passes over, or traverses another, typically implying movement or extension across a boundary, area, or medium.
  • D. crossedByRiver
    Indicates that a river passes across or through a specified area, feature, or route.
  • E. crossesMountainRange
    Indicates that one entity traverses from one side of a mountain range to the other, passing through or over it.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25f921c2881908821ca2c03815eae completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4ff4458f88190957592dfe81d3c0b completed March 2, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4fff5a678819097648932e81c8b38 completed March 2, 2026, 3:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a5004013148190b8c8ee14ca4e12ce completed March 2, 2026, 3:13 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b6b3ea88190bbd858999e42efae completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a25f9163f881909232f8aea502cf80 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:22 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.