New York State Route 263
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New York State Route 263 is a state highway in Erie County, New York, serving as a key local connector through the Buffalo suburbs, including the Amherst area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York State Route 263 canonical | 6 |
| NY 263 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4257567 — 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: New York State Route 263 Context triple: [Interstate 290 (New York), connects, New York State Route 263]
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A.
New York State Route 265
New York State Route 265 is a north–south state highway in western New York that runs through the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area, serving communities such as Tonawanda.
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B.
New York State Route 63
New York State Route 63 is a north–south state highway in western New York that connects several rural communities and serves as a regional link between the Buffalo–Niagara area and the Finger Lakes region.
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C.
New York State Route 213
New York State Route 213 is a state highway in Ulster County, New York, that connects several small communities and rural areas in the Hudson Valley region.
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D.
New York State Route 365
New York State Route 365 is a state highway in central New York that connects communities in the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack regions, serving as an important route for local and regional travel.
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E.
New York State Route 62
New York State Route 62 is a north–south state highway in western New York that connects several communities between the Pennsylvania state line and the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area.
- 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: New York State Route 263 Target entity description: New York State Route 263 is a state highway in Erie County, New York, serving as a key local connector through the Buffalo suburbs, including the Amherst area.
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A.
New York State Route 265
New York State Route 265 is a north–south state highway in western New York that runs through the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area, serving communities such as Tonawanda.
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B.
New York State Route 63
New York State Route 63 is a north–south state highway in western New York that connects several rural communities and serves as a regional link between the Buffalo–Niagara area and the Finger Lakes region.
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C.
New York State Route 213
New York State Route 213 is a state highway in Ulster County, New York, that connects several small communities and rural areas in the Hudson Valley region.
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D.
New York State Route 365
New York State Route 365 is a state highway in central New York that connects communities in the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack regions, serving as an important route for local and regional travel.
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E.
New York State Route 62
New York State Route 62 is a north–south state highway in western New York that connects several communities between the Pennsylvania state line and the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
NY 263
ⓘ
NY-263 ⓘ
linked to:
NY-324
|
| connects |
commercial areas in the Buffalo suburbs
ⓘ
residential areas in Amherst ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Erie County, New York ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
generally north–south
ⓘ
partly east–west ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
|
| hasLanes |
multi-lane segments
ⓘ
two-lane segments ⓘ |
| hasRouteDesignation | State Route ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 263 ⓘ |
| highwayType |
New York State Route
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Route System
|
| isPartOf |
New York State highway system
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Route System
|
| locatedIn | Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Buffalo suburbs
ⓘ
Town of Amherst, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Amherst, New York
Town of Clarence, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Clarence, New York
|
| regionServed | Amherst area ⓘ |
| roadCategory | secondary state highway ⓘ |
| roadFunction | connector between local roads and major highways in the Buffalo suburbs ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| servesAs | local connector route in Erie County ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| usedFor | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York State Route 263 Description of subject: New York State Route 263 is a state highway in Erie County, New York, serving as a key local connector through the Buffalo suburbs, including the Amherst area.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Interstate 290
subject linked to:
Interstate 990 in Amherst
subject linked to:
New York State Route 263 in Amherst, New York
linked to: New York State Route 263
subject linked to:
Interstate 990 in New York