New York of Yesterday
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New York of Yesterday is a historical book that vividly chronicles the social life, architecture, and cultural development of old New York City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Old New York | 1 |
| New York of Yesterday canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8664753 — 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 of Yesterday Context triple: [Henry Collins Brown, notableWork, New York of Yesterday]
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A.
Old New York
Old New York is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton that portray the manners, morals, and social constraints of New York’s upper class in the late 19th century.
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B.
A History of New York
A History of New York is a satirical historical narrative by Washington Irving, written under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, that humorously chronicles the early history and culture of New York.
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C.
Little Manhattan
Little Manhattan is a 2005 romantic comedy film about a young boy’s first experience with love in New York City.
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D.
City of Big Shoulders
City of Big Shoulders is a poetic nickname for Chicago that evokes its history as a powerful industrial and working-class metropolis.
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E.
The Old Grey Lady of 33rd Street
The Old Grey Lady of 33rd Street was the longtime multi-purpose stadium in Baltimore that famously hosted both the Orioles and the Colts before its demolition.
- 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 of Yesterday Target entity description: New York of Yesterday is a historical book that vividly chronicles the social life, architecture, and cultural development of old New York City.
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A.
Old New York
Old New York is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton that portray the manners, morals, and social constraints of New York’s upper class in the late 19th century.
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B.
A History of New York
A History of New York is a satirical historical narrative by Washington Irving, written under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, that humorously chronicles the early history and culture of New York.
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C.
Little Manhattan
Little Manhattan is a 2005 romantic comedy film about a young boy’s first experience with love in New York City.
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D.
City of Big Shoulders
City of Big Shoulders is a poetic nickname for Chicago that evokes its history as a powerful industrial and working-class metropolis.
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E.
The Old Grey Lady of 33rd Street
The Old Grey Lady of 33rd Street was the longtime multi-purpose stadium in Baltimore that famously hosted both the Orioles and the Colts before its demolition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical book ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | vivid chronicle of old New York City ⓘ |
| focusPeriod | historical New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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local history ⓘ urban history ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
architecture of New York City
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cultural development of New York City ⓘ social life of New York City ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York of Yesterday Description of subject: New York of Yesterday is a historical book that vividly chronicles the social life, architecture, and cultural development of old New York City.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Book of Old New York