Union Square
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Union Square is a prominent public plaza and surrounding neighborhood in downtown Manhattan, New York City, known as a historic hub for political gatherings, commerce, and cultural events.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Square canonical | 8 |
| Union Square, Manhattan | 3 |
| Union Square (plaza) | 1 |
| Union Square area | 1 |
| Union Square plaza | 1 |
| Union Square street scenes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4515447 — 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: Union Square Context triple: [From Union Square to Rome, hasTitleLocationReference, Union Square]
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A.
Union Square
Union Square is a major commercial and cultural hub in downtown San Francisco, known for its upscale shopping, theaters, hotels, and vibrant urban plaza.
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B.
Union Square
Union Square is a landscaped public plaza and reflecting pool area located just west of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., serving as a prominent gathering and ceremonial space.
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C.
Union Square
Union Square is a historic commercial and cultural neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts, known for its diverse dining, arts scene, and community events.
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Union Square West
Union Square West is the western boundary street of Manhattan’s Union Square, known for its historic buildings, shops, and proximity to the park’s bustling public space.
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E.
Union Square East
Union Square East is the section of roadway forming the eastern edge of Manhattan’s Union Square, lined with notable buildings, shops, and transit access.
- 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: Union Square Target entity description: Union Square is a prominent public plaza and surrounding neighborhood in downtown Manhattan, New York City, known as a historic hub for political gatherings, commerce, and cultural events.
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A.
Union Square
Union Square is a major commercial and cultural hub in downtown San Francisco, known for its upscale shopping, theaters, hotels, and vibrant urban plaza.
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B.
Union Square
Union Square is a historic commercial and cultural neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts, known for its diverse dining, arts scene, and community events.
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C.
Union Square
Union Square is a landscaped public plaza and reflecting pool area located just west of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., serving as a prominent gathering and ceremonial space.
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Union Square West
Union Square West is the western boundary street of Manhattan’s Union Square, known for its historic buildings, shops, and proximity to the park’s bustling public space.
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E.
Union Square East
Union Square East is the section of roadway forming the eastern edge of Manhattan’s Union Square, lined with notable buildings, shops, and transit access.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neighborhood
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park ⓘ public square ⓘ |
| borderedByStreet |
14th Street
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17th Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Square East NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Square West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governedBy | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorough | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 40.7359 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -73.9911 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Union Square Greenmarket
NERFINISHED
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playground ⓘ seating areas ⓘ subway entrances ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Abraham Lincoln statue
NERFINISHED
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George Washington equestrian statue NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquis de Lafayette statue NERFINISHED ⓘ Metronome art installation NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Square Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode |
10003
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10010 ⓘ |
| hasSubwayStation | 14th Street–Union Square station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
site of labor movement rallies
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site of political protests ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commerce
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cultural events ⓘ labor rallies ⓘ political gatherings ⓘ public art ⓘ public demonstrations ⓘ street performers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ downtown Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| nearNeighborhood |
East Village
NERFINISHED
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Flatiron District NERFINISHED ⓘ Gramercy NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwich Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manhattan Community District 5
NERFINISHED
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Manhattan Community District 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBySubwayLine |
4 train
NERFINISHED
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5 train NERFINISHED ⓘ 6 train ⓘ L train NERFINISHED ⓘ N train NERFINISHED ⓘ Q train NERFINISHED ⓘ R train NERFINISHED ⓘ W train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Union Square Description of subject: Union Square is a prominent public plaza and surrounding neighborhood in downtown Manhattan, New York City, known as a historic hub for political gatherings, commerce, and cultural events.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Union Square (plaza)
this entity surface form:
Union Square plaza
this entity surface form:
Union Square area
this entity surface form:
Union Square street scenes
this entity surface form:
Union Square, Manhattan
this entity surface form:
Union Square, Manhattan
subject surface form:
Statue of Marquis de Lafayette
subject surface form:
Statue of Marquis de Lafayette
this entity surface form:
Union Square, Manhattan