Calvary Cemetery, Queens
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Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calvary Cemetery, Queens canonical | 12 |
| Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York | 2 |
| Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States | 2 |
| Calvary Cemetery (Queens) | 1 |
| Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257118 — 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: Calvary Cemetery, Queens Context triple: [Al Smith, burialPlace, Calvary Cemetery, Queens]
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Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Valhalla, New York, known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, architecture, and entertainment.
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Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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C.
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, renowned for its elaborate monuments, picturesque landscape, and role as the resting place of many notable figures.
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Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
Flushing Cemetery in Queens, New York, is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of notable figures including jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed for its association with author Washington Irving and his classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
- 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: Calvary Cemetery, Queens Target entity description: Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
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A.
Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Valhalla, New York, known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, architecture, and entertainment.
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B.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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C.
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, renowned for its elaborate monuments, picturesque landscape, and role as the resting place of many notable figures.
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D.
Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
Flushing Cemetery in Queens, New York, is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of notable figures including jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
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E.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed for its association with author Washington Irving and his classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cemetery
ⓘ
burial ground ⓘ cemetery ⓘ |
| borders |
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
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surface form:
Brooklyn–Queens Expressway
Greenpoint Avenue ⓘ Laurel Hill Boulevard ⓘ Long Island Expressway ⓘ Review Avenue ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| hasBurial |
Al Smith
ⓘ
Annie Moore ⓘ Babe Phelps ⓘ Carlo Gambino ⓘ Dominick Napolitano ⓘ Frankie Yale ⓘ Geraldine Ferraro ⓘ James Cagney ⓘ Joe Spinell ⓘ John McEnroe Sr. ⓘ Mario Cuomo ⓘ Mickey Spillane ⓘ Peter Cooper Hewitt ⓘ Thomas E. Dewey ⓘ Boss Tweed ⓘ
surface form:
William M. Tweed
members of New York political families ⓘ numerous Civil War veterans ⓘ numerous Italian-American immigrants ⓘ numerous early Irish immigrants ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 40.735°N 73.930°W ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic cemetery ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Old Calvary Cemetery
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surface form:
New Calvary Cemetery
Old Calvary Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasView | Manhattan skyline ⓘ |
| inception | 1848 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Roman Catholic cemeteries in New York City ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island City
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Queens ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
burials of early immigrants to New York City
ⓘ
burials of entertainers ⓘ burials of many politicians ⓘ historic funerary monuments ⓘ large number of burials ⓘ views of Manhattan ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials | over 3 million ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Archdiocese of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| serves | Roman Catholic community of New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calvary Cemetery, Queens Description of subject: Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
this entity surface form:
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
this entity surface form:
Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York)
this entity surface form:
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
this entity surface form:
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
this entity surface form:
Calvary Cemetery (Queens)