Triple

T326523
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Croton water supply system E6530 entity
Predicate connectedTo P37 FINISHED
Object New York City distribution tunnels
The New York City distribution tunnels are a vast underground network of water tunnels that convey treated drinking water from upstate reservoirs to neighborhoods throughout New York City.
E41736 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: New York City distribution tunnels | Statement: [Croton water supply system, connectedTo, New York City distribution tunnels]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York City distribution tunnels
Context triple: [Croton water supply system, connectedTo, New York City distribution tunnels]
  • A. New York City Subway
    The New York City Subway is one of the world’s largest and busiest rapid transit systems, serving the five boroughs of New York City with extensive 24/7 underground and elevated rail service.
  • B. Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
    The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn beneath New York Harbor.
  • C. Queens Midtown Tunnel
    The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Midtown Manhattan with the borough of Queens beneath the East River.
  • D. Independent Subway System (IND)
    The Independent Subway System (IND) was New York City's municipally built and operated subway network, created in the early 20th century to compete with and eventually replace the privately run IRT and BMT lines.
  • E. Roosevelt Island Tramway
    The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial cable car system in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan, offering both public transit and scenic views of the skyline.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: New York City distribution tunnels
Triple: [Croton water supply system, connectedTo, New York City distribution tunnels]
Generated description
The New York City distribution tunnels are a vast underground network of water tunnels that convey treated drinking water from upstate reservoirs to neighborhoods throughout New York City.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York City distribution tunnels
Target entity description: The New York City distribution tunnels are a vast underground network of water tunnels that convey treated drinking water from upstate reservoirs to neighborhoods throughout New York City.
  • A. New York City Subway
    The New York City Subway is one of the world’s largest and busiest rapid transit systems, serving the five boroughs of New York City with extensive 24/7 underground and elevated rail service.
  • B. Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
    The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn beneath New York Harbor.
  • C. Queens Midtown Tunnel
    The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Midtown Manhattan with the borough of Queens beneath the East River.
  • D. Independent Subway System (IND)
    The Independent Subway System (IND) was New York City's municipally built and operated subway network, created in the early 20th century to compete with and eventually replace the privately run IRT and BMT lines.
  • E. Roosevelt Island Tramway
    The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial cable car system in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan, offering both public transit and scenic views of the skyline.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a2e7933d6c8190bb2592ad13286ef2 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ea974d8481908c7d84f72a7728b6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3cfedb8a4819085970bddbd8ff9c1 completed March 1, 2026, 5:34 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3d0575f588190990388e957d78847 completed March 1, 2026, 5:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3d0e13d3c8190b5618ddb66492f41 completed March 1, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.