West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue
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West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue is a busy Midtown Manhattan intersection near Bryant Park that serves as a street-level access point to the New York City Subway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7371738 — 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: West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue Context triple: [42nd Street–Bryant Park station, hasEntrance, West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue]
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A.
West 46th Street
West 46th Street is an east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its restaurants, theaters, and proximity to Times Square.
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B.
West 44th Street
West 44th Street is a notable Midtown Manhattan thoroughfare in New York City, known for its concentration of Broadway theaters, historic buildings, and cultural landmarks.
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C.
West 45th Street
West 45th Street is a notable Midtown Manhattan thoroughfare in New York City known for its concentration of Broadway theaters and cultural landmarks.
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D.
West 34th Street
West 34th Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its dense commercial activity and landmark buildings, including the Empire State Building.
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E.
West 43rd Street
West 43rd Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its theaters, office buildings, and proximity to Times Square.
- 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: West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue Target entity description: West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue is a busy Midtown Manhattan intersection near Bryant Park that serves as a street-level access point to the New York City Subway.
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A.
West 46th Street
West 46th Street is an east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its restaurants, theaters, and proximity to Times Square.
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B.
West 44th Street
West 44th Street is a notable Midtown Manhattan thoroughfare in New York City, known for its concentration of Broadway theaters, historic buildings, and cultural landmarks.
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C.
West 45th Street
West 45th Street is a notable Midtown Manhattan thoroughfare in New York City known for its concentration of Broadway theaters and cultural landmarks.
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D.
West 34th Street
West 34th Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its dense commercial activity and landmark buildings, including the Empire State Building.
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E.
West 43rd Street
West 43rd Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its theaters, office buildings, and proximity to Times Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street intersection
ⓘ
transportation access point ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Bryant Park ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | busy intersection ⓘ |
| function | street-level access point to the New York City Subway ⓘ |
| governedBy | New York City Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | uses WGS84 latitude/longitude for mapping ⓘ |
| hasCrossStreet |
Sixth Avenue
ⓘ
West 40th Street ⓘ |
| hasLandUseContext |
commercial
ⓘ
office ⓘ retail ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAmenity |
Bryant Park subway entrances
ⓘ
linked to:
42 St–Bryant Park subway station
|
| hasNearbyBusService | MTA New York City Bus routes on 6th Avenue vicinity ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of America Tower
Bryant Park Grill ⓘ Grace Building ⓘ |
| hasNearbySubwayComplex |
42nd Street–Bryant Park / Fifth Avenue subway complex
ⓘ
linked to:
42nd Street–Bryant Park
|
| hasNearbySubwayLines |
7 Flushing Local
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<7> Flushing Express ⓘ B Sixth Avenue Express ⓘ
linked to:
Sixth Avenue express service
BMT shuttle (42nd Street Shuttle) via nearby connections ⓘ D Sixth Avenue Express ⓘ F Sixth Avenue Local ⓘ M Sixth Avenue Local ⓘ |
| hasNearbySubwayStation |
42nd Street–Bryant Park station
ⓘ
linked to:
42 St–Bryant Park subway station
|
| hasPedestrianTrafficLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 10018 ⓘ |
| hasTrafficDirection |
Sixth Avenue is one-way northbound
ⓘ
linked to:
Sixth Ave
West 40th Street is one-way westbound ⓘ
linked to:
West 40th Street
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| hasTransitAccess | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| inBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| inDistrict | Manhattan Community District 5 ⓘ |
| inNeighborhood | Midtown ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Manhattan street network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| near |
Bryant Park
ⓘ
Garment District ⓘ New York Public Library Main Branch ⓘ
linked to:
New York Public Library
Times Square area ⓘ
linked to:
Times Square
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| partOf |
Midtown Manhattan street grid
ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan street grid
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| roadType | urban arterial intersection ⓘ |
| servesAs | access point to Bryant Park ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue Description of subject: West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue is a busy Midtown Manhattan intersection near Bryant Park that serves as a street-level access point to the New York City Subway.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
42 St–Bryant Park subway station