Howard Beach–JFK Airport station
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Howard Beach–JFK Airport station is a New York City Subway and AirTrain JFK transfer hub in Queens that provides access between the A train and John F. Kennedy International Airport.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Beach–JFK Airport | 4 |
| Howard Beach–JFK Airport station canonical | 3 |
| Howard Beach–Long Island station | 1 |
| Lefferts Boulevard station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T43238 — 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: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station Context triple: [AirTrain JFK, connectsWith, Howard Beach–JFK Airport station]
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A.
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station is a major New York City transit hub in Brooklyn that connects multiple subway lines with the Long Island Rail Road and serves the nearby Barclays Center arena.
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B.
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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C.
Fulton Street station
Fulton Street station is a major New York City Subway complex in Lower Manhattan that serves multiple lines and connects to the Fulton Center transit hub.
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D.
Grand Central–42nd Street station
Grand Central–42nd Street station is a major New York City transit hub in Midtown Manhattan that connects multiple subway lines with Grand Central Terminal’s commuter rail services.
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E.
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.
- 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: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station Target entity description: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station is a New York City Subway and AirTrain JFK transfer hub in Queens that provides access between the A train and John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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A.
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station is a major New York City transit hub in Brooklyn that connects multiple subway lines with the Long Island Rail Road and serves the nearby Barclays Center arena.
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B.
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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C.
Fulton Street station
Fulton Street station is a major New York City Subway complex in Lower Manhattan that serves multiple lines and connects to the Fulton Center transit hub.
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D.
Grand Central–42nd Street station
Grand Central–42nd Street station is a major New York City transit hub in Midtown Manhattan that connects multiple subway lines with Grand Central Terminal’s commuter rail services.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AirTrain JFK station
ⓘ
New York City Subway station ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| ADAAccessible | true ⓘ |
| airTrainFareCollection | separate paid area for AirTrain ⓘ |
| airTrainOperator | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| borough | Queens ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
AirTrain JFK
ⓘ
IND Rockaway Line (subway portion) ⓘ
surface form:
IND Rockaway Line
|
| coordinates | 40.6605°N 73.8308°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division | IND ⓘ |
| fareControl | separate subway and AirTrain fare control areas ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
MetroCard
ⓘ
OMNY ⓘ |
| hasConnection |
kiss-and-ride area
ⓘ
local bus stops ⓘ park-and-ride lot ⓘ |
| hasElevators | true ⓘ |
| hasFreeTransfer | between A train platforms ⓘ |
| hasPaidTransfer | between subway and AirTrain JFK ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | island platform ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Howard Beach
ⓘ
surface form:
Howard Beach, Queens
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Queens ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| near |
Belt Parkway
ⓘ
Cross Bay Boulevard ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| openedAs |
Howard Beach–JFK Airport station
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Howard Beach–Long Island station
|
| openingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| operator |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Transit Authority
|
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| rebuildCompletion | 2003 ⓘ |
| rebuiltFor | AirTrain JFK connection ⓘ |
| role | major transfer point for JFK Airport-bound passengers ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
IND Rockaway Line (subway portion)
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surface form:
IND Rockaway Line
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| servedByService | A ⓘ |
| serves | John F. Kennedy International Airport ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
| timezone |
Eastern Time Zone
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surface form:
America/New_York
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station Description of subject: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station is a New York City Subway and AirTrain JFK transfer hub in Queens that provides access between the A train and John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lefferts Boulevard station
Howard Beach–JFK Airport station
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openedAs
→
Howard Beach–JFK Airport station
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Howard Beach–Long Island station
this entity surface form:
Howard Beach–JFK Airport
this entity surface form:
Howard Beach–JFK Airport
this entity surface form:
Howard Beach–JFK Airport
this entity surface form:
Howard Beach–JFK Airport