David Dinkins
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David Dinkins was an American politician who served as the first African American mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Dinkins canonical | 1 |
| David N. Dinkins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7756073 — 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: David Dinkins Context triple: [New York City mayoral elections, notablePastWinner, David Dinkins]
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A.
Ed Koch
Ed Koch was a long-serving and outspoken mayor of New York City, known for his brash personality and influential role in the city’s late-20th-century politics.
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B.
Jumaane Williams
Jumaane Williams is a New York City politician and activist known for his progressive stances on issues such as police reform, housing, and social justice.
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C.
John Lindsay
John Lindsay was a prominent American politician who served as mayor of New York City in the 1960s and early 1970s, known for his liberal Republican stance and efforts to navigate the city through social unrest and fiscal challenges.
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D.
Hugh L. Carey
Hugh L. Carey was an American politician who served as the 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982, known for helping rescue New York City from its 1970s fiscal crisis.
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E.
New York City Mayor Abraham Beame
New York City Mayor Abraham Beame was a Democratic politician who served as the 104th mayor of New York City from 1974 to 1977, leading the city through a severe fiscal crisis.
- 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: David Dinkins Target entity description: David Dinkins was an American politician who served as the first African American mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.
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A.
Ed Koch
Ed Koch was a long-serving and outspoken mayor of New York City, known for his brash personality and influential role in the city’s late-20th-century politics.
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B.
Jumaane Williams
Jumaane Williams is a New York City politician and activist known for his progressive stances on issues such as police reform, housing, and social justice.
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C.
John Lindsay
John Lindsay was a prominent American politician who served as mayor of New York City in the 1960s and early 1970s, known for his liberal Republican stance and efforts to navigate the city through social unrest and fiscal challenges.
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D.
Hugh L. Carey
Hugh L. Carey was an American politician who served as the 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982, known for helping rescue New York City from its 1970s fiscal crisis.
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E.
New York City Mayor Abraham Beame
New York City Mayor Abraham Beame was a Democratic politician who served as the 104th mayor of New York City from 1974 to 1977, leading the city through a severe fiscal crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Brooklyn Law School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | A Mayor’s Life: Governing New York’s Gorgeous Mosaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1927-07-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
USA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2020-11-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brooklyn Law School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howard University NERFINISHED ⓘ Trenton Central High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Dinkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public administration
ⓘ
urban politics ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Honorable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on racial harmony in New York City
ⓘ
expansion of community policing in New York City ⓘ support for tennis and the US Open in New York City ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| notableFor | first African American mayor of New York City ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Mayor’s Life: Governing New York’s Gorgeous Mosaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1993-12-31 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1990-01-01 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Manhattan Borough President
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayor of New York City ⓘ New York State Assembly member ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ed Koch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Harlem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Joyce Dinkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Rudy Giuliani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Dinkins Description of subject: David Dinkins was an American politician who served as the first African American mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
David N. Dinkins