Bank of New York
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The Bank of New York is one of the oldest and most historically significant financial institutions in the United States, later becoming part of BNY Mellon.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bank of New York Mellon | 3 |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | 2 |
| BNY | 1 |
| BNY Mellon | 1 |
| BNY Mellon (after merger) | 1 |
| Bank of New York canonical | 1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon | 1 |
| City Bank of New York | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3364579 — 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: Bank of New York Context triple: [Alexander McDougall, founded, Bank of New York]
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A.
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank was a major American commercial and investment bank based in New York City that became one of the largest financial institutions in the United States before merging into JPMorgan Chase.
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B.
Bank One Corporation
Bank One Corporation was a major U.S. bank holding company that became one of the nation’s largest banks before its 2004 acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.
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C.
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase is a leading American multinational financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and other financial services.
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D.
Shawmut Bank
Shawmut Bank was a major New England-based commercial bank that played a prominent role in regional finance before being acquired in the 1990s.
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E.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the largest multinational banking and financial services corporations in the United States, offering a wide range of consumer, corporate, and investment banking products globally.
- 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: Bank of New York Target entity description: The Bank of New York is one of the oldest and most historically significant financial institutions in the United States, later becoming part of BNY Mellon.
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A.
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank was a major American commercial and investment bank based in New York City that became one of the largest financial institutions in the United States before merging into JPMorgan Chase.
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B.
Bank One Corporation
Bank One Corporation was a major U.S. bank holding company that became one of the nation’s largest banks before its 2004 acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.
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C.
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase is a leading American multinational financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and other financial services.
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D.
Shawmut Bank
Shawmut Bank was a major New England-based commercial bank that played a prominent role in regional finance before being acquired in the 1990s.
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E.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the largest multinational banking and financial services corporations in the United States, offering a wide range of consumer, corporate, and investment banking products globally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial bank
ⓘ
financial institution ⓘ historic bank ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Financial District
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City financial district
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| foundedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| hasGlobalActivities | yes ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasMainBuildingIn |
Financial District
ⓘ
surface form:
Wall Street area
|
| hasPrimaryServiceArea |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasSuccessorOrganization |
Mellon Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
BNY Mellon
|
| headquartersLocation |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalRole |
financing early U.S. government debt
ⓘ
supporting development of U.S. capital markets ⓘ |
| inception | June 1784 ⓘ |
| industry |
banking
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| listedOn | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Manhattan ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Bank of New York
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
|
| mergedWith |
Mellon Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
Mellon Financial Corporation
|
| mergerResult |
Mellon Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
|
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest banks in the United States
ⓘ
role in New York financial sector development ⓘ |
| notableFounder | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestBanksIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| openedForBusiness | 1784 ⓘ |
| operatedAs |
commercial bank
ⓘ
custody bank ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
| operatedInCurrency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. dollar
|
| partOf |
Bank of New York
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
BNY Mellon (after merger)
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| predecessorOf |
Bank of New York
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
|
| shortName |
Bank of New York
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
BNY
|
| significantIn | early American financial history ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListingStart | 1794 ⓘ |
| successor |
Mellon Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
BNY Mellon
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank of New York Description of subject: The Bank of New York is one of the oldest and most historically significant financial institutions in the United States, later becoming part of BNY Mellon.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bank of New York Mellon
this entity surface form:
The Bank of New York Mellon
this entity surface form:
The Bank of New York Mellon
this entity surface form:
The Bank of New York Mellon
this entity surface form:
BNY Mellon
this entity surface form:
City Bank of New York
this entity surface form:
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
this entity surface form:
BNY
this entity surface form:
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
this entity surface form:
BNY Mellon (after merger)