Hill Street police station

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fictional location fictional police station

Hill Street police station is the fictional urban precinct that serves as the central setting for the television drama "Hill Street Blues," where Captain Frank Furillo leads his officers through complex cases and personal struggles.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Hill Street police station canonical	6
Hill Street police precinct	5
Hill Street station house	2
Hill Street police department	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11343544 — 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: Hill Street police station
Context triple: [Captain Frank Furillo, workLocation, Hill Street police station]

A. Star Street Precinct
Star Street Precinct is a trendy, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, known for its stylish cafes, boutiques, and vibrant dining scene.
B. 103rd Precinct
The 103rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens.
C. 102nd Precinct
The 102nd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Woodhaven area of Queens.
D. NYPD 5th Precinct
The NYPD 5th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for policing parts of Lower Manhattan, including neighborhoods such as Chinatown and Little Italy.
E. NYPD 1st Precinct
The NYPD 1st Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for policing the southern portion of Manhattan, including areas such as Tribeca, SoHo, and the Financial District.
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: Hill Street police station
Target entity description: Hill Street police station is the fictional urban precinct that serves as the central setting for the television drama "Hill Street Blues," where Captain Frank Furillo leads his officers through complex cases and personal struggles.

A. Star Street Precinct
Star Street Precinct is a trendy, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, known for its stylish cafes, boutiques, and vibrant dining scene.
B. 103rd Precinct
The 103rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens.
C. 102nd Precinct
The 102nd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Woodhaven area of Queens.
D. NYPD 5th Precinct
The NYPD 5th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for policing parts of Lower Manhattan, including neighborhoods such as Chinatown and Little Italy.
E. NYPD 1st Precinct
The NYPD 1st Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for policing the southern portion of Manhattan, including areas such as Tribeca, SoHo, and the Financial District.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional location ⓘ fictional police station ⓘ
appearsIn	Hill Street Blues ⓘ
commandedBy	Frank Furillo ⓘ linked to: Frank Furillo Jr.
countryOfOriginOfSeries	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdBy	Michael Kozoll ⓘ Steven Bochco ⓘ
depictsTheme	bureaucratic pressure ⓘ moral ambiguity in policing ⓘ urban crime ⓘ
employsFictionalOfficer	Bobby Hill ⓘ Frank Furillo ⓘ Henry Goldblume ⓘ Howard Hunter ⓘ J.D. LaRue ⓘ Joyce Davenport ⓘ Lucy Bates ⓘ Mick Belker ⓘ Neal Washington ⓘ Norman Buntz ⓘ Phil Esterhaus ⓘ Ray Calletano ⓘ
firstAppearanceInEpisode	Hill Street Blues pilot episode ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues
genreContext	crime drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ
hasDivision	Emergency Action Team ⓘ Homicide ⓘ Patrol ⓘ Vice ⓘ linked to: The Vice
hasRankOfCommander	Captain ⓘ
locatedInFictionalCity	unnamed urban American city ⓘ
medium	television ⓘ
narrativeFunction	central hub for storylines ⓘ
networkOfSeries	NBC ⓘ
partOfNarrativeUniverse	Hill Street Blues universe ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues
primarySettingOfSeason	Hill Street Blues season 1 ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues Hill Street Blues season 2 ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues Hill Street Blues season 3 ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues Hill Street Blues season 4 ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues Hill Street Blues season 5 ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues Hill Street Blues season 6 ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues Hill Street Blues season 7 ⓘ linked to: Hill Street Blues
settingFor	Hill Street Blues ⓘ
timePeriodOfDepiction	early 1980s ⓘ
typicalStoryElements	briefings ⓘ interrogation scenes ⓘ officers personal drama ⓘ shift roll calls ⓘ

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