Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States

E114778

neighborhood place

Flushing is a diverse neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, known for its large Asian-American community, bustling commercial districts, and cultural landmarks.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Flushing, Queens, New York City	7
Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States canonical	4
Flushing, Queens, New York, United States	1
Flushing, Queens, Province of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T974248 — 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: Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Context triple: [Harvey Weinstein, placeOfBirth, Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States]

A. Long Island City, New York, United States
Long Island City is a rapidly developing neighborhood in the western part of Queens, New York City, known for its waterfront skyline, arts scene, and proximity to Manhattan.
B. White Plains, New York, United States
White Plains, New York, United States, is a suburban city in Westchester County that serves as a major commercial and administrative hub just north of New York City.
C. Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Bedford–Stuyvesant is a historically African-American neighborhood in central Brooklyn known for its brownstone-lined streets, rich cultural and musical legacy, and significant role in New York City's Black history.
D. New Hyde Park, New York, United States
New Hyde Park, New York, United States, is a suburban village on Long Island in Nassau County, known primarily as a residential community within the New York City metropolitan area.
E. Astoria, Queens
Astoria, Queens is a diverse New York City neighborhood known for its historic Greek American community, vibrant food scene, and mix of residential and cultural attractions.
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: Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Target entity description: Flushing is a diverse neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, known for its large Asian-American community, bustling commercial districts, and cultural landmarks.

A. Long Island City, New York, United States
Long Island City is a rapidly developing neighborhood in the western part of Queens, New York City, known for its waterfront skyline, arts scene, and proximity to Manhattan.
B. White Plains, New York, United States
White Plains, New York, United States, is a suburban city in Westchester County that serves as a major commercial and administrative hub just north of New York City.
C. Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Bedford–Stuyvesant is a historically African-American neighborhood in central Brooklyn known for its brownstone-lined streets, rich cultural and musical legacy, and significant role in New York City's Black history.
D. New Hyde Park, New York, United States
New Hyde Park, New York, United States, is a suburban village on Long Island in Nassau County, known primarily as a residential community within the New York City metropolitan area.
E. Astoria, Queens
Astoria, Queens is a diverse New York City neighborhood known for its historic Greek American community, vibrant food scene, and mix of residential and cultural attractions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	neighborhood ⓘ place ⓘ
areaCode	347 ⓘ 718 ⓘ 917 ⓘ 929 ⓘ
borough	Queens ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
demographics	predominantly Asian population ⓘ significant Latino population ⓘ significant White population ⓘ
fireService	FDNY companies serving Flushing ⓘ
governingBody	New York City Council ⓘ
hasEthnicEnclave	Chinatown, Flushing ⓘ
hasInstitution	Queens College, City University of New York ⓘ Queens Library Flushing branch ⓘ
hasLandmark	Bowne House ⓘ Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ Flushing Town Hall ⓘ Flushing–Main Street station (IRT Flushing Line) ⓘ linked to: Flushing Main Street station Flushing–Main Street station (LIRR) ⓘ linked to: Flushing Main Street station Kingsland Homestead ⓘ Murray Hill station (LIRR) ⓘ Queens Botanical Garden ⓘ
historicalEvent	site of 1939 New York World’s Fair (nearby Flushing Meadows–Corona Park) ⓘ site of 1964 New York World’s Fair (nearby Flushing Meadows–Corona Park) ⓘ
knownFor	Chinese-American community ⓘ East Asian cuisine ⓘ Korean-American community ⓘ bustling commercial districts ⓘ cultural diversity ⓘ ethnic businesses ⓘ large Asian-American community ⓘ
locatedIn	New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: New York New York metropolitan area ⓘ Queens ⓘ
near	Citi Field ⓘ USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ⓘ linked to: Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
partOf	Borough of Queens ⓘ New York City ⓘ
policePrecinct	NYPD 109th Precinct ⓘ
postalCode	11354 ⓘ 11355 ⓘ 11358 ⓘ 11367 ⓘ
servedBy	Long Island Rail Road Port Washington Branch ⓘ MTA Regional Bus Operations ⓘ linked to: MTA New York City Bus New York City Subway 7 train ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited