Astor Place subway station
E480120
Astor Place subway station is a New York City Subway station in Manhattan’s East Village, known for its distinctive early 20th-century architecture and tilework.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astor Place subway station canonical | 3 |
| Astor Place station | 2 |
| Astor Place (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) | 1 |
| Astor Place subway entrance kiosk | 1 |
| Astor Place subway station (original IRT) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4923912 — 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: Astor Place subway station Context triple: [Astor Place Tower, nearbyLandmark, Astor Place subway station]
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A.
Fifth Avenue–Bryant Park subway station
The Fifth Avenue–Bryant Park subway station is a New York City Subway complex in Midtown Manhattan serving the 7, B, D, F, and M lines near Bryant Park and the New York Public Library.
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B.
Fifth Avenue–53rd Street subway station
Fifth Avenue–53rd Street subway station is a busy Midtown Manhattan New York City Subway station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line, serving the E and M trains near major landmarks and shopping districts.
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C.
West Street subway station
West Street subway station is a stop on Glasgow's circular Subway system serving the area around West Street near the south bank of the River Clyde.
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D.
42 St–Bryant Park subway station
The 42 St–Bryant Park subway station is a major New York City Subway complex in Midtown Manhattan serving multiple lines and providing access to Bryant Park and nearby Times Square.
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E.
Christopher Street station
Christopher Street station is a New York City PATH rapid transit stop in Manhattan’s West Village, providing service between New Jersey and Lower/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: Astor Place subway station Target entity description: Astor Place subway station is a New York City Subway station in Manhattan’s East Village, known for its distinctive early 20th-century architecture and tilework.
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A.
Fifth Avenue–Bryant Park subway station
The Fifth Avenue–Bryant Park subway station is a New York City Subway complex in Midtown Manhattan serving the 7, B, D, F, and M lines near Bryant Park and the New York Public Library.
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B.
Fifth Avenue–53rd Street subway station
Fifth Avenue–53rd Street subway station is a busy Midtown Manhattan New York City Subway station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line, serving the E and M trains near major landmarks and shopping districts.
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C.
West Street subway station
West Street subway station is a stop on Glasgow's circular Subway system serving the area around West Street near the south bank of the River Clyde.
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D.
42 St–Bryant Park subway station
The 42 St–Bryant Park subway station is a major New York City Subway complex in Midtown Manhattan serving multiple lines and providing access to Bryant Park and nearby Times Square.
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E.
Christopher Street station
Christopher Street station is a New York City PATH rapid transit stop in Manhattan’s West Village, providing service between New Jersey and Lower/Midtown Manhattan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway station
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underground railway station ⓘ |
| accessible | no ⓘ |
| adjacentStationNorth | 14th Street–Union Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentStationSouth | Bleecker Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division | IRT ⓘ |
| fareControl |
MetroCard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
OMNY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Milton Glaser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | “On the Astor Place Station” ⓘ |
| hasCrossPlatformTransfer | no ⓘ |
| hasEntranceOn |
Astor Place
NERFINISHED
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Fourth Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafayette Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cast-iron columns
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decorative tilework ⓘ enameled station name tablets ⓘ faience plaques ⓘ original IRT-era decorative elements ⓘ |
| hasMezzanine | yes ⓘ |
| hasWifi | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystem | New York City Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Village, Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nearbyLandmark |
Astor Place Cube (Alamo sculpture)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cooper Union NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Mark’s Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | East Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1904-10-27 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | MTA New York City Transit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf | original IRT subway ⓘ |
| platformType | side platforms ⓘ |
| servedByTrain |
4
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6 ⓘ <6> ⓘ |
| servesLine | IRT Lexington Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationCode | 402 ⓘ |
| structureType | underground ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Astor Place subway station Description of subject: Astor Place subway station is a New York City Subway station in Manhattan’s East Village, known for its distinctive early 20th-century architecture and tilework.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Astor Place Tower (Sculpture for Living), New York
→
nearbyLandmark
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Astor Place subway station
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subject surface form:
Astor Place Tower
this entity surface form:
Astor Place station
this entity surface form:
Astor Place subway station (original IRT)
this entity surface form:
Astor Place subway entrance kiosk
this entity surface form:
Astor Place (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
subject surface form:
Spring Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
this entity surface form:
Astor Place station