New York City Department of Public Works
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The New York City Department of Public Works was a former municipal agency responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and management of the city’s public infrastructure and facilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New York City Department of Public Works canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17249202 — 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 City Department of Public Works Context triple: [New York City Department of Bridges, replacedBy, New York City Department of Public Works]
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A.
New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services is a municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s real estate, procurement, fleet, and civil service administration to support the operations of New York City government.
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B.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
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C.
New York City Department of Buildings
The New York City Department of Buildings is the municipal agency responsible for regulating building construction, safety, and code enforcement across New York City.
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D.
New York City Department of Sanitation
The New York City Department of Sanitation is the municipal agency responsible for garbage collection, recycling, street cleaning, and snow removal across New York City.
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E.
New York City Department of City Planning
The New York City Department of City Planning is the municipal agency responsible for shaping the city’s physical and socioeconomic development through land use planning, zoning, and urban design.
- 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 City Department of Public Works Target entity description: The New York City Department of Public Works was a former municipal agency responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and management of the city’s public infrastructure and facilities.
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A.
New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services is a municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s real estate, procurement, fleet, and civil service administration to support the operations of New York City government.
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B.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
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C.
New York City Department of Buildings
The New York City Department of Buildings is the municipal agency responsible for regulating building construction, safety, and code enforcement across New York City.
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D.
New York City Department of Sanitation
The New York City Department of Sanitation is the municipal agency responsible for garbage collection, recycling, street cleaning, and snow removal across New York City.
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E.
New York City Department of City Planning
The New York City Department of City Planning is the municipal agency responsible for shaping the city’s physical and socioeconomic development through land use planning, zoning, and urban design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.