Public Service Commission for the First District
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The Public Service Commission for the First District was a New York State regulatory body in the early 20th century responsible for overseeing and coordinating the development and operation of public utilities and transit systems, particularly in New York City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Service Commission for the First District canonical | 1 |
| Public Service Commission of the Second District (statewide reorganization context) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5723185 — 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: Public Service Commission for the First District Context triple: [Dual Contracts, author, Public Service Commission for the First District]
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A.
Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission is an independent constitutional body in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines responsible for overseeing appointments, promotions, and disciplinary matters within the public service.
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B.
Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission was a constitutional body in Ceylon responsible for overseeing the recruitment, promotion, and discipline of public servants, helping ensure a professional and impartial civil service.
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C.
Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission was the former U.S. federal agency responsible for overseeing the merit-based civil service system, including employee hiring, promotion, and disciplinary procedures, before its functions were largely transferred to the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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D.
Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission is an independent body responsible for overseeing recruitment and upholding merit, fairness, and integrity within the UK civil service.
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E.
Civil Service Commission of the Philippines
The Civil Service Commission of the Philippines is the central human resource institution of the Philippine government responsible for overseeing and regulating the civil service and ensuring merit-based public employment.
- 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: Public Service Commission for the First District Target entity description: The Public Service Commission for the First District was a New York State regulatory body in the early 20th century responsible for overseeing and coordinating the development and operation of public utilities and transit systems, particularly in New York City.
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A.
Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission is an independent constitutional body in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines responsible for overseeing appointments, promotions, and disciplinary matters within the public service.
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B.
Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission was a constitutional body in Ceylon responsible for overseeing the recruitment, promotion, and discipline of public servants, helping ensure a professional and impartial civil service.
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C.
Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission was the former U.S. federal agency responsible for overseeing the merit-based civil service system, including employee hiring, promotion, and disciplinary procedures, before its functions were largely transferred to the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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D.
Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission is an independent body responsible for overseeing recruitment and upholding merit, fairness, and integrity within the UK civil service.
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E.
Civil Service Commission of the Philippines
The Civil Service Commission of the Philippines is the central human resource institution of the Philippine government responsible for overseeing and regulating the civil service and ensuring merit-based public employment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public utilities commission
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state regulatory agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
First Public Service District of New York
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New York City ⓘ State of New York ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
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| appointedBy | Governor of New York ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
New York City Municipal Archives
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linked to:
municipal archives of New York City
New York State Archives ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Public Service Commissions Law of New York
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linked to:
New York Public Service Law
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| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1920 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
construction of new subway lines in New York City
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franchises for street railways in New York City ⓘ issuance of securities by public service corporations in its district ⓘ rates charged by public utilities in its district ⓘ safety of transit operations in its district ⓘ service standards of public utilities in its district ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Borough of Brooklyn
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Borough of Manhattan ⓘ
linked to:
borough of Manhattan
Borough of Queens ⓘ Borough of The Bronx ⓘ
linked to:
Borough of the Bronx
Richmond County (Staten Island) ⓘ
linked to:
Richmond County, New York
|
| hasLegalForm | independent regulatory commission ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 5 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Accounting Bureau
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Engineering Bureau ⓘ Gas and Electric Bureau ⓘ Law Bureau ⓘ Statistics Bureau ⓘ Transit Bureau ⓘ |
| inception | 1907 ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | New York State Legislature ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ |
| regulates |
electric light companies in New York City
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elevated railways in New York City ⓘ gas companies in New York City ⓘ public utilities in New York City ⓘ steam railroads within its district ⓘ street railways in New York City ⓘ subways in New York City ⓘ telegraph companies in New York City ⓘ telephone companies in New York City ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Public Service Commission of the Second District (statewide reorganization context)
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Transit Commission of New York ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Public Service Commission of the State of New York
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linked to:
New York State Department of Public Service
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| subjectTo | confirmation by the New York State Senate ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Service Commission for the First District Description of subject: The Public Service Commission for the First District was a New York State regulatory body in the early 20th century responsible for overseeing and coordinating the development and operation of public utilities and transit systems, particularly in New York City.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Public Service Commission for the First District
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replacedBy
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Public Service Commission of the Second District (statewide reorganization context)
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linked to: Public Service Commission for the First District