Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York
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Saint Michael's Cemetery in Queens, New York is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including mob boss Frank Costello.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1070630 — 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: Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York Context triple: [Frank Costello, burialPlace, Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York]
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A.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens is a historic Jewish burial ground in New York City known for being the resting place of many prominent figures, including Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem.
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B.
Calvary Cemetery, Queens
Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
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C.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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D.
Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Valhalla, New York, known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, architecture, and entertainment.
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E.
Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
- 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: Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York Target entity description: Saint Michael's Cemetery in Queens, New York is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including mob boss Frank Costello.
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A.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens is a historic Jewish burial ground in New York City known for being the resting place of many prominent figures, including Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem.
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B.
Calvary Cemetery, Queens
Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
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C.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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D.
Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Valhalla, New York, known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, architecture, and entertainment.
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E.
Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| category |
Cemeteries in Queens, New York
ⓘ
Roman Catholic cemeteries in New York City ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasFunction | Christian cemetery ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
family plots
ⓘ
individual graves ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
graves of organized crime figures
ⓘ
historic tombstones ⓘ monuments ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial place
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ |
| heritage | historic cemetery ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Archdiocese of New York
|
| locatedIn |
Astoria, Queens
ⓘ
New York (state) ⓘ
linked to:
New York
New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Michael ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Frank Costello
ⓘ
mob boss Frank Costello ⓘ
linked to:
Frank Costello
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
Catholic community of Queens
ⓘ
New York City residents ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic burials
ⓘ
funerary services ⓘ memorial services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York Description of subject: Saint Michael's Cemetery in Queens, New York is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including mob boss Frank Costello.
Referenced by (1)
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