Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

E259486

building convention center exhibition center tourist attraction

The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a major glass-and-steel convention and exhibition complex on Manhattan’s West Side that serves as New York City’s primary venue for large trade shows and events.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center canonical	18
Javits Center	7
Javits	1
Javits Center expansion project	1
New York Convention Center	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2374935 — 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: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Context triple: [Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, notableWork, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center]

A. Comcast Center
Comcast Center is a prominent postmodern skyscraper in Philadelphia that serves as the headquarters of Comcast and a landmark of the city’s skyline.
B. Kips Bay Plaza
Kips Bay Plaza is a notable residential and commercial complex in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood, recognized for its modernist architecture and role in the area’s urban renewal.
C. New Jersey Performing Arts Center
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center is a major cultural venue and arts complex in Newark that hosts concerts, theater, dance, and community events.
D. New York City Center
New York City Center is a historic performing arts venue in Midtown Manhattan known for its dance, theater, and music programming, including the renowned Encores! series.
E. Queens Borough Hall
Queens Borough Hall is the main government building and administrative center for the Borough of Queens in New York City.
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: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Target entity description: The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a major glass-and-steel convention and exhibition complex on Manhattan’s West Side that serves as New York City’s primary venue for large trade shows and events.

A. Comcast Center
Comcast Center is a prominent postmodern skyscraper in Philadelphia that serves as the headquarters of Comcast and a landmark of the city’s skyline.
B. Kips Bay Plaza
Kips Bay Plaza is a notable residential and commercial complex in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood, recognized for its modernist architecture and role in the area’s urban renewal.
C. New Jersey Performing Arts Center
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center is a major cultural venue and arts complex in Newark that hosts concerts, theater, dance, and community events.
D. New York City Center
New York City Center is a historic performing arts venue in Midtown Manhattan known for its dance, theater, and music programming, including the renowned Encores! series.
E. Queens Borough Hall
Queens Borough Hall is the main government building and administrative center for the Borough of Queens in New York City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building ⓘ convention center ⓘ exhibition center ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	James Ingo Freed ⓘ
architecturalFirm	Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modern ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
boundedBy	34th Street ⓘ 38th Street ⓘ
city	New York City ⓘ
constructionStart	1980 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
environmentalFeature	bird-friendly glass replacement ⓘ stormwater management via green roof ⓘ
exhibitSpace	approximately 840,000 square feet ⓘ
expansionCompletion	2021 ⓘ
floorArea	approximately 1,800,000 square feet ⓘ
governingBody	New York State Urban Development Corporation ⓘ linked to: Empire State Development
hasExpansion	Javits Center expansion project ⓘ linked to: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
hasFeature	ballroom ⓘ expansive exhibition halls ⓘ glass curtain wall ⓘ green roof ⓘ loading docks ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ rooftop event space ⓘ
hostsEventType	auto shows ⓘ comic conventions ⓘ consumer shows ⓘ industry trade fairs ⓘ
locatedOn	Eleventh Avenue ⓘ
location	West Side of Manhattan ⓘ
material	glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
name	Jacob K. Javits Convention Center ⓘ
namedAfter	Jacob K. Javits ⓘ linked to: Jacob Javits
near	Hudson River ⓘ Hudson Yards ⓘ
neighborhood	Hell’s Kitchen ⓘ linked to: Hell's Kitchen
notableFor	glass-and-steel structure ⓘ large contiguous exhibition space ⓘ role in New York City convention industry ⓘ
opened	1986 ⓘ
openingDate	1986-04-03 ⓘ
operator	New York Convention Center Operating Corporation ⓘ linked to: New York City Economic Development Corporation
owner	New York Convention Center Operating Corporation ⓘ linked to: New York City Economic Development Corporation
primaryUse	conventions ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ large public events ⓘ trade shows ⓘ
publicTransitAccess	34th Street–Hudson Yards subway station ⓘ linked to: 34th Street–Hudson Yards
publicTransitLine	New York City Subway 7 train ⓘ
regionServed	New York metropolitan area ⓘ
roofType	green roof ⓘ
servesAs	primary large-scale convention venue for New York City ⓘ
shortName	Javits Center ⓘ linked to: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
state	New York ⓘ
streetAddress	429 11th Avenue ⓘ

How these facts were elicited