Randalls Island Connector
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The Randalls Island Connector is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge in New York City that links the Bronx to Randalls Island, improving waterfront access and recreational connectivity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Randalls Island Connector canonical | 1 |
| Randalls Island viaducts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6201173 — 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: Randalls Island Connector Context triple: [Bronx Kill, crossedBy, Randalls Island Connector]
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A.
William Lehman Causeway
The William Lehman Causeway is a major east–west roadway and bridge in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida, connecting Aventura to the barrier island and the Atlantic coast.
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B.
Roosevelt Island Bridge
Roosevelt Island Bridge is a lift bridge in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Queens, providing the island’s only direct vehicular access to the rest of the city.
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C.
79th Street Causeway
The 79th Street Causeway is a major east–west roadway and bridge in Miami-Dade County, Florida, connecting mainland Miami to the barrier islands across Biscayne Bay.
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D.
Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel
The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel in New York City that runs under the East River, connecting Brooklyn with Lower Manhattan.
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E.
Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
The Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in New York City that connects Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula across Rockaway Inlet.
- 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: Randalls Island Connector Target entity description: The Randalls Island Connector is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge in New York City that links the Bronx to Randalls Island, improving waterfront access and recreational connectivity.
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A.
William Lehman Causeway
The William Lehman Causeway is a major east–west roadway and bridge in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida, connecting Aventura to the barrier island and the Atlantic coast.
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B.
Roosevelt Island Bridge
Roosevelt Island Bridge is a lift bridge in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Queens, providing the island’s only direct vehicular access to the rest of the city.
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C.
79th Street Causeway
The 79th Street Causeway is a major east–west roadway and bridge in Miami-Dade County, Florida, connecting mainland Miami to the barrier islands across Biscayne Bay.
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D.
Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel
The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel in New York City that runs under the East River, connecting Brooklyn with Lower Manhattan.
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E.
Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
The Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in New York City that connects Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula across Rockaway Inlet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pedestrian bridge
ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ swing bridge ⓘ |
| borough | The Bronx ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges completed in 2015
ⓘ
Bridges in New York City ⓘ Cyclist infrastructure in New York City ⓘ Pedestrian bridges in New York City ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| connects |
Randalls Island
ⓘ
The Bronx ⓘ |
| connectsNeighborhood | Port Morris ⓘ |
| connectsToPark |
Randalls Island Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Randall's Island Park
|
| connectsWaterfront |
Bronx waterfront
ⓘ
Randalls Island waterfront ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2012 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Bronx Kill ⓘ |
| crossesUnder |
Amtrak rail line
ⓘ
linked to:
Amtrak Hell Gate Line
|
| designedFor |
bicycles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ADA-accessible ramps
ⓘ
lighting ⓘ shared-use path ⓘ |
| length |
0.25 miles
ⓘ
approximately 400 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
Randalls Island ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York City Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| near |
Harlem River
ⓘ
Hell Gate Bridge ⓘ |
| opened | 2015 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2015-11-14 ⓘ |
| owner | New York City Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York City greenway network
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City greenways
|
| providesAccessTo |
Randalls Island sports fields
ⓘ
Randalls Island waterfront ⓘ
linked to:
Randall's Island Park
|
| purpose |
improve recreational connectivity
ⓘ
improve waterfront access ⓘ |
| region | New York State ⓘ |
| status | open ⓘ |
| structureType | steel truss ⓘ |
| width | approximately 16 feet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Randalls Island Connector Description of subject: The Randalls Island Connector is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge in New York City that links the Bronx to Randalls Island, improving waterfront access and recreational connectivity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Randalls Island Connector