Battery Tunnel
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The Battery Tunnel, officially known as the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that runs under the East River to connect Brooklyn with Lower Manhattan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battery Tunnel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5688187 — 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: Battery Tunnel Context triple: [Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, alsoKnownAs, Battery Tunnel]
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A.
Battery Pier
Battery Pier is a harbour pier located in Douglas, Isle of Man, serving as part of the town’s maritime infrastructure.
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B.
Battery Way
Battery Way is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its role in the defense of Manila Bay during World War II.
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C.
Battery Point
Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and village-like streets.
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D.
Battery Geary
Battery Geary is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
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E.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
- 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: Battery Tunnel Target entity description: The Battery Tunnel, officially known as the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that runs under the East River to connect Brooklyn with Lower Manhattan.
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A.
Battery Pier
Battery Pier is a harbour pier located in Douglas, Isle of Man, serving as part of the town’s maritime infrastructure.
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B.
Battery Way
Battery Way is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its role in the defense of Manila Bay during World War II.
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C.
Battery Point
Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and village-like streets.
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D.
Battery Geary
Battery Geary is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
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E.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | vehicular tunnel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | automobile traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | East River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Ole Singstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Battery Park, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTubes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | approximately 45 mph ⓘ |
| hasTollCollection | electronic tolling ⓘ |
| hasVentilationBuildings | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOf | longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnels in North America ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 2,779 meters
ⓘ
approximately 9,117 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | MTA Bridges and Tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | The Battery (Battery Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| openingDate | May 25, 1950 ⓘ |
| operator |
MTA Bridges and Tunnels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf | New York City highway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousTollCollection | toll booths ⓘ |
| roadType | interstate connector ⓘ |
| serves | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| startPoint | Red Hook, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| usedBy |
buses
ⓘ
cars ⓘ trucks ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battery Tunnel Description of subject: The Battery Tunnel, officially known as the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that runs under the East River to connect Brooklyn with Lower Manhattan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.