Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue
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The Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue is the New York City terminal for the Roosevelt Island Tramway, providing aerial transit between Midtown Manhattan and Roosevelt Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue canonical | 1 |
| Manhattan tramway station at East 60th Street | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T329341 — 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: Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue Context triple: [Roosevelt Island Tramway, terminus, Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue]
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A.
34th Street–Herald Square station
34th Street–Herald Square station is a major New York City subway hub in Midtown Manhattan that serves multiple lines and provides access to nearby shopping, business, and cultural districts.
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B.
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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C.
Times Square–42nd Street subway station
Times Square–42nd Street subway station is one of New York City’s busiest and most important transit complexes, serving multiple subway lines beneath Midtown Manhattan near Times Square.
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D.
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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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: Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue Target entity description: The Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue is the New York City terminal for the Roosevelt Island Tramway, providing aerial transit between Midtown Manhattan and Roosevelt Island.
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A.
34th Street–Herald Square station
34th Street–Herald Square station is a major New York City subway hub in Midtown Manhattan that serves multiple lines and provides access to nearby shopping, business, and cultural districts.
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B.
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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C.
Times Square–42nd Street subway station
Times Square–42nd Street subway station is one of New York City’s busiest and most important transit complexes, serving multiple subway lines beneath Midtown Manhattan near Times Square.
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D.
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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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 (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial tramway station
ⓘ
public transit terminal ⓘ transportation facility ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Queensboro Bridge ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Roosevelt Island station
ⓘ
surface form:
Roosevelt Island Tramway Roosevelt Island station
|
| fareMediumAccepted |
MetroCard
ⓘ
OMNY ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
MTA New York City Subway fare system
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare system
|
| hasAccessibility | accessible for people with disabilities ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTramTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | elevated boarding platform ⓘ |
| hasServiceType | passenger service only ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | elevated station ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersectionOf |
East 59th Street
ⓘ
Second Avenue ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| near |
59th Street–Lexington Avenue
ⓘ
surface form:
59th Street–Lexington Avenue subway complex
Bloomingdale's ⓘ
surface form:
Bloomingdale’s 59th Street flagship store
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| opened | 1976 ⓘ |
| operator | Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
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| partOf | Roosevelt Island Tramway ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | boarding and alighting point for Roosevelt Island Tramway cabins ⓘ |
| provides | aerial transit between Midtown Manhattan and Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| role | New York City terminal for the Roosevelt Island Tramway ⓘ |
| serves | Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| transportMode | aerial tramway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue Description of subject: The Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue is the New York City terminal for the Roosevelt Island Tramway, providing aerial transit between Midtown Manhattan and Roosevelt Island.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manhattan tramway station at East 60th Street