Canal Street, Manhattan
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Canal Street, Manhattan is a major east–west thoroughfare in Lower Manhattan known for its bustling street markets, discount shops, and role as a key traffic artery connecting to the Holland Tunnel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canal Street, Manhattan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3079909 — 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: Canal Street, Manhattan Context triple: [Holland Tunnel, startPoint, Canal Street, Manhattan]
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A.
First Avenue in Manhattan
First Avenue in Manhattan is a major north–south thoroughfare on the East Side of New York City, running through several neighborhoods and serving as a key artery for traffic and public transit.
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B.
Fifth Avenue (Quinta Avenida)
Fifth Avenue (Quinta Avenida) is Playa del Carmen’s main pedestrian thoroughfare, famous for its lively mix of shops, restaurants, bars, and nightlife near the Caribbean shoreline.
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C.
Broadway (Manhattan street)
Broadway (Manhattan street) is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as the historic heart of New York City's theater scene and a central artery of its cultural and commercial life.
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D.
Stuyvesant Street in Manhattan
Stuyvesant Street in Manhattan is a short, historic East Village street known for its unusual diagonal alignment and association with the former Stuyvesant family estate.
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E.
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as one of the world’s premier shopping streets and a symbol of New York City’s luxury and culture.
- 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: Canal Street, Manhattan Target entity description: Canal Street, Manhattan is a major east–west thoroughfare in Lower Manhattan known for its bustling street markets, discount shops, and role as a key traffic artery connecting to the Holland Tunnel.
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A.
First Avenue in Manhattan
First Avenue in Manhattan is a major north–south thoroughfare on the East Side of New York City, running through several neighborhoods and serving as a key artery for traffic and public transit.
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B.
Fifth Avenue (Quinta Avenida)
Fifth Avenue (Quinta Avenida) is Playa del Carmen’s main pedestrian thoroughfare, famous for its lively mix of shops, restaurants, bars, and nightlife near the Caribbean shoreline.
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C.
Broadway (Manhattan street)
Broadway (Manhattan street) is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as the historic heart of New York City's theater scene and a central artery of its cultural and commercial life.
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D.
Stuyvesant Street in Manhattan
Stuyvesant Street in Manhattan is a short, historic East Village street known for its unusual diagonal alignment and association with the former Stuyvesant family estate.
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E.
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Manhattan renowned as one of the world’s premier shopping streets and a symbol of New York City’s luxury and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
ⓘ
thoroughfare ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Holland Tunnel ⓘ |
| crosses |
Sixth Avenue
ⓘ
surface form:
6th Avenue
Bowery ⓘ Broadway (Manhattan street) ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway (Manhattan)
Centre Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Church Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafayette Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulberry Street ⓘ Varick Street ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| easternTerminusNear | East Broadway ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Chinatown, Manhattan
ⓘ
Little Italy, Manhattan ⓘ SoHo ⓘ
surface form:
SoHo, Manhattan
Tribeca ⓘ
surface form:
Tribeca, Manhattan
|
| function | major traffic artery ⓘ |
| hasCommercialType |
retail
ⓘ
wholesale ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkNearby |
Lafayette Street subway station complex
ⓘ
Manhattan Bridge ⓘ |
| hasNeighborhoodAlong |
Chinatown, Manhattan
ⓘ
Little Italy, Manhattan ⓘ SoHo ⓘ
surface form:
SoHo, Manhattan
Tribeca ⓘ
surface form:
Tribeca, Manhattan
|
| hasReputation | bargain shopping destination ⓘ |
| historicalUse | drainage route for Collect Pond ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bustling commercial activity
ⓘ
counterfeit goods ⓘ discount shops ⓘ street markets ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nameOrigin | former canal that drained Collect Pond ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Manhattan ⓘ |
| runsDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| servedBySubwayLine |
Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
ⓘ
surface form:
1 Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local
Lexington Avenue Express (2) ⓘ
surface form:
2 Seventh Avenue Express
3 Seventh Avenue Express ⓘ 6 Lexington Avenue Local ⓘ Eighth Avenue Line ⓘ
surface form:
A Eighth Avenue Express
C train (IND Eighth Avenue Local) ⓘ
surface form:
C Eighth Avenue Local
E Eighth Avenue Local ⓘ Z Nassau Street Express ⓘ
surface form:
J Nassau Street Express
N Broadway Express ⓘ Q Broadway Express ⓘ R Broadway Local ⓘ W Broadway Local ⓘ Z Nassau Street Express ⓘ |
| westernTerminusNear | West Street ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal Street, Manhattan Description of subject: Canal Street, Manhattan is a major east–west thoroughfare in Lower Manhattan known for its bustling street markets, discount shops, and role as a key traffic artery connecting to the Holland Tunnel.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.