Canarsie Yard
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Canarsie Yard is a New York City Subway maintenance and storage facility serving the L train in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canarsie Yard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8186825 — 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: Canarsie Yard Context triple: [Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway, hasYardConnection, Canarsie Yard]
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A.
Canarsie
Canarsie is a residential neighborhood in southeastern Brooklyn, New York City, known for its diverse community, waterfront areas, and history as a former hub of the Canarsie Native American tribe.
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B.
East New York Yard
East New York Yard is a New York City Subway maintenance and storage facility in Brooklyn that primarily serves the J line and other BMT Eastern Division services.
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C.
Hunts Point
Hunts Point is a South Bronx neighborhood in New York City known for its massive food distribution center, industrial waterfront, and long-standing environmental justice and community activism efforts.
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D.
Crown Heights
Crown Heights is a diverse residential neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York City, known for its Caribbean and Hasidic Jewish communities and historic brownstone-lined streets.
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E.
Harlem Valley
Harlem Valley is a scenic river valley in southeastern New York known for its rural landscapes, small towns, and historic rail corridor.
- 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: Canarsie Yard Target entity description: Canarsie Yard is a New York City Subway maintenance and storage facility serving the L train in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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A.
Canarsie
Canarsie is a residential neighborhood in southeastern Brooklyn, New York City, known for its diverse community, waterfront areas, and history as a former hub of the Canarsie Native American tribe.
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B.
East New York Yard
East New York Yard is a New York City Subway maintenance and storage facility in Brooklyn that primarily serves the J line and other BMT Eastern Division services.
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C.
Hunts Point
Hunts Point is a South Bronx neighborhood in New York City known for its massive food distribution center, industrial waterfront, and long-standing environmental justice and community activism efforts.
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D.
Crown Heights
Crown Heights is a diverse residential neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York City, known for its Caribbean and Hasidic Jewish communities and historic brownstone-lined streets.
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E.
Harlem Valley
Harlem Valley is a scenic river valley in southeastern New York known for its rural landscapes, small towns, and historic rail corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway yard
ⓘ
rail yard ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway station ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
BMT Canarsie Line tracks
ⓘ
linked to:
BMT Canarsie Line
|
| hasAccessFrom |
Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway terminal tracks
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn at Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
|
| hasBorough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
layup facility for L train trains
ⓘ
storage of out-of-service trains ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRollingStockType | New York City Subway rolling stock ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfTracks |
maintenance tracks
ⓘ
storage tracks ⓘ yard tracks ⓘ |
| isTerminalYardFor | L train ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Canarsie, Brooklyn ⓘ
linked to:
Canarsie
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| network | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York City Subway system
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Subway
|
| servesBorough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| servesDivision |
B Division (IND/BMT) of New York City Subway
ⓘ
linked to:
B Division (New York City Subway)
|
| servesLine | BMT Canarsie Line ⓘ |
| servesService | L train ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inspection of subway cars
ⓘ
light repairs of subway cars ⓘ subway car maintenance ⓘ subway car storage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canarsie Yard Description of subject: Canarsie Yard is a New York City Subway maintenance and storage facility serving the L train in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.