Port Authority Bus Terminal
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The Port Authority Bus Terminal is a major transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan that serves as New York City’s primary interstate and commuter bus station.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23805 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port Authority Bus Terminal Context triple: [Times Square, near, Port Authority Bus Terminal]
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A.
North Station
North Station is a major transportation hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving as a key commuter rail, subway, and intercity bus terminal integrated with the TD Garden arena.
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B.
Penn Station (New York City)
Penn Station (New York City) is a major underground railroad station and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the United States, serving Amtrak, commuter rail, and subway lines in Midtown Manhattan.
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C.
Union Station
Union Station is a historic Beaux-Arts transportation hub and major intercity rail terminal in Washington, D.C., serving as a gateway to the U.S. capital.
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D.
Belmont Center station
Belmont Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop located in the commercial center of Belmont, Massachusetts.
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E.
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.
- 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: Port Authority Bus Terminal Target entity description: The Port Authority Bus Terminal is a major transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan that serves as New York City’s primary interstate and commuter bus station.
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A.
North Station
North Station is a major transportation hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving as a key commuter rail, subway, and intercity bus terminal integrated with the TD Garden arena.
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B.
Penn Station (New York City)
Penn Station (New York City) is a major underground railroad station and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the United States, serving Amtrak, commuter rail, and subway lines in Midtown Manhattan.
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C.
Union Station
Union Station is a historic Beaux-Arts transportation hub and major intercity rail terminal in Washington, D.C., serving as a gateway to the U.S. capital.
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Belmont Center station
Belmont Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop located in the commercial center of Belmont, Massachusetts.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
bus terminal ⓘ public transit facility ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PABT
ⓘ
Port Authority Bus Terminal ⓘ
surface form:
Port Authority Bus Terminal of New York and New Jersey
|
| architect |
Dewey & Almy
ⓘ
Lathrop Douglass ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | International Style ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
40th Street
ⓘ
42nd Street ⓘ Eighth Avenue ⓘ Ninth Avenue ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
New York City Subway
ⓘ
Times Square–42nd Street subway station ⓘ
surface form:
Times Sq–42 St / Port Authority Bus Terminal subway complex
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasBusOperator |
Academy Bus
ⓘ
Coach USA ⓘ Greyhound Lines ⓘ Megabus ⓘ NJ Transit ⓘ Short Line bus service ⓘ
surface form:
Peter Pan Bus Lines
Short Line bus service ⓘ
surface form:
Short Line Bus
Trailways of New York ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
baggage claim
ⓘ
bus gate ⓘ food vendor ⓘ information desk ⓘ parking facility ⓘ restroom ⓘ retail shop ⓘ security checkpoint ⓘ ticket office ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
food court
ⓘ
indoor bus concourses ⓘ information booths ⓘ parking garage ⓘ police substation ⓘ restrooms ⓘ retail space ⓘ ticketing facilities ⓘ waiting areas ⓘ |
| isLargestBy | number of bus gates in New York City ⓘ |
| isMajor | North American bus terminal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Eighth Avenue ⓘ |
| near |
Hell's Kitchen
ⓘ
Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
surface form:
Theater District
Times Square ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1950-12-15 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
commuter bus terminal
ⓘ
interstate bus terminal ⓘ |
| regionServed | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| servedBy |
New York City Subway
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Subway A line
New York City Subway C line ⓘ Queens Boulevard Line ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Subway E line
|
| serves |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Pennsylvania ⓘ commuter bus passengers ⓘ intercity bus passengers ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 625 8th Avenue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port Authority Bus Terminal Description of subject: The Port Authority Bus Terminal is a major transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan that serves as New York City’s primary interstate and commuter bus station.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
E (New York City Subway service)
this entity surface form:
Port Authority Bus Terminal of New York and New Jersey
this entity surface form:
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
this entity surface form:
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
subject surface form:
Port Authority Bus Terminal
this entity surface form:
Port Authority Bus Terminal of New York and New Jersey
subject surface form:
Port Authority Bus Terminal
this entity surface form:
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
this entity surface form:
Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City
this entity surface form:
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
subject surface form:
Eighth Avenue Line (IND)
this entity surface form:
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
subject surface form:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
this entity surface form:
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
this entity surface form:
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
subject surface form:
Concord Coach Lines
this entity surface form:
Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York City
this entity surface form:
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal