Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn
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The Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn was a now-demolished elevated rapid transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, that once carried trains of the BMT system above Myrtle Avenue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Myrtle Avenue Elevated | 2 |
| Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4935520 — 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: Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn Context triple: [BMT Myrtle Avenue Line, formerExtension, Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn]
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Atlantic Avenue Elevated
Atlantic Avenue Elevated was an early 20th-century elevated railway line in Boston that ran along the city’s waterfront, providing rapid transit service before its closure and demolition.
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Liberty Avenue elevated
Liberty Avenue elevated is a former elevated rapid transit line in Brooklyn and Queens that once carried BMT trains along Liberty Avenue before being partially incorporated into the IND Fulton Street and Rockaway Lines.
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Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan
The Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway trunk line running under Eighth Avenue, carrying several IND services through Midtown and Upper Manhattan.
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D.
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
The Brooklyn Elevated Railroad was a late 19th- and early 20th-century elevated railway company in Brooklyn, New York City, that operated several rapid transit lines before being absorbed into the city’s unified transit system.
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E.
Queens Boulevard retail corridor
The Queens Boulevard retail corridor is a major commercial strip in Queens, New York City, lined with shopping centers, chain stores, and local businesses that serve as a key shopping destination for surrounding neighborhoods like Rego Park.
- 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: Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn Target entity description: The Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn was a now-demolished elevated rapid transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, that once carried trains of the BMT system above Myrtle Avenue.
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A.
Atlantic Avenue Elevated
Atlantic Avenue Elevated was an early 20th-century elevated railway line in Boston that ran along the city’s waterfront, providing rapid transit service before its closure and demolition.
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B.
Liberty Avenue elevated
Liberty Avenue elevated is a former elevated rapid transit line in Brooklyn and Queens that once carried BMT trains along Liberty Avenue before being partially incorporated into the IND Fulton Street and Rockaway Lines.
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C.
Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan
The Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway trunk line running under Eighth Avenue, carrying several IND services through Midtown and Upper Manhattan.
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D.
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
The Brooklyn Elevated Railroad was a late 19th- and early 20th-century elevated railway company in Brooklyn, New York City, that operated several rapid transit lines before being absorbed into the city’s unified transit system.
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E.
Queens Boulevard retail corridor
The Queens Boulevard retail corridor is a major commercial strip in Queens, New York City, lined with shopping centers, chain stores, and local businesses that serve as a key shopping destination for surrounding neighborhoods like Rego Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished railway line
ⓘ
elevated railway line ⓘ |
| carried |
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line services
ⓘ
linked to:
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
rapid transit trains ⓘ |
| cityServed | New York City ⓘ |
| connectedTo | other BMT elevated lines in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolished | 20th century ⓘ |
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| heritage | part of the historical New York City elevated railway system ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early rapid transit corridor in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Downtown Brooklyn ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | rail ⓘ |
| ownerDuringBMTEra | Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation ⓘ |
| partOf |
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
ⓘ
Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
Brooklyn elevated railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
|
| precededBy | Brooklyn elevated railway operations of predecessor companies ⓘ |
| replacedBy | underground subway services in Downtown Brooklyn ⓘ |
| runsAbove | Myrtle Avenue ⓘ |
| servedBorough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| servedFunction | urban mass transit ⓘ |
| servedNeighborhood |
Downtown Brooklyn
ⓘ
Fort Greene ⓘ Vinegar Hill ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated viaduct ⓘ |
| transportSystem | BMT (Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit) rapid transit system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn Description of subject: The Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn was a now-demolished elevated rapid transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, that once carried trains of the BMT system above Myrtle Avenue.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn
linked to: Myrtle Avenue elevated in Downtown Brooklyn