Washington Avenue (Albany, New York)
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Washington Avenue in Albany, New York is a major thoroughfare that runs west from the city's downtown, passing key civic, educational, and cultural institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Avenue (Albany, New York) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1192879 — 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: Washington Avenue (Albany, New York) Context triple: [State Street and Washington Avenue (Albany), street2, Washington Avenue (Albany, New York)]
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A.
Columbus Avenue
Columbus Avenue is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco known for running through the North Beach neighborhood and its vibrant mix of Italian eateries, cafes, and historic landmarks.
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B.
Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue is a notable east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California, running through the Hollywood area and known for its historic residential neighborhoods and proximity to major Hollywood landmarks.
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C.
Geneva Avenue
Geneva Avenue is a major street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, known for its diverse residential and commercial areas and its proximity to the Fields Corner district.
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D.
Concord Avenue
Concord Avenue is a principal roadway running through Belmont, Massachusetts, serving as a key thoroughfare in the Belmont Center area and its historic district.
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E.
Porter Avenue
Porter Avenue is a historic, Olmsted-designed boulevard in Buffalo, New York, that forms part of the city’s landmark park and parkway system.
- 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: Washington Avenue (Albany, New York) Target entity description: Washington Avenue in Albany, New York is a major thoroughfare that runs west from the city's downtown, passing key civic, educational, and cultural institutions.
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A.
Columbus Avenue
Columbus Avenue is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco known for running through the North Beach neighborhood and its vibrant mix of Italian eateries, cafes, and historic landmarks.
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B.
Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue is a notable east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California, running through the Hollywood area and known for its historic residential neighborhoods and proximity to major Hollywood landmarks.
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C.
Geneva Avenue
Geneva Avenue is a major street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, known for its diverse residential and commercial areas and its proximity to the Fields Corner district.
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D.
Concord Avenue
Concord Avenue is a principal roadway running through Belmont, Massachusetts, serving as a key thoroughfare in the Belmont Center area and its historic district.
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E.
Porter Avenue
Porter Avenue is a historic, Olmsted-designed boulevard in Buffalo, New York, that forms part of the city’s landmark park and parkway system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
ⓘ
thoroughfare ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intersections with one-way cross streets
ⓘ
sidewalks ⓘ traffic signals ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Fuller Road (Albany County, New York)
ⓘ
Henry Johnson Boulevard ⓘ Interstate 90 ⓘ Lark Street (Albany, New York) ⓘ New York State Route 85 ⓘ Ontario Street (Albany, New York) ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple travel lanes in most segments ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeArea |
12203
ⓘ
12206 ⓘ 12210 ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransitOperator | Capital District Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| isMajorAccessRouteFor |
New York State government complex in Albany
ⓘ
State University of New York at Albany ⓘ
surface form:
University at Albany Uptown Campus
downtown Albany civic institutions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albany County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Albany ⓘ
surface form:
Albany, New York
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy |
Albany
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Albany
New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Albany street network
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Albany street network
|
| passesBy |
Albany City Hall
ⓘ
Albany High School ⓘ The College of Saint Rose ⓘ
surface form:
College of Saint Rose
Empire State Plaza complex ⓘ
surface form:
Empire State Plaza
New York State Capitol, Albany ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Capitol
New York State Education Department Building ⓘ State University of New York at Albany ⓘ
surface form:
University at Albany, SUNY
|
| passesThrough |
Center Square neighborhood
ⓘ
Pine Hills neighborhood ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| runsFrom |
downtown Albany
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Albany
|
| usedFor |
access to cultural institutions
ⓘ
access to educational institutions ⓘ access to government offices ⓘ commuter traffic ⓘ public transit routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington Avenue (Albany, New York) Description of subject: Washington Avenue in Albany, New York is a major thoroughfare that runs west from the city's downtown, passing key civic, educational, and cultural institutions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State Street and Washington Avenue (Albany)