Washington Avenue (Albany, New York)

E137157

street thoroughfare

Washington Avenue in Albany, New York is a major thoroughfare that runs west from the city's downtown, passing key civic, educational, and cultural institutions.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Washington Avenue (Albany, New York) canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1192879 — 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: Washington Avenue (Albany, New York)
Context triple: [State Street and Washington Avenue (Albany), street2, Washington Avenue (Albany, New York)]

A. Columbus Avenue
Columbus Avenue is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco known for running through the North Beach neighborhood and its vibrant mix of Italian eateries, cafes, and historic landmarks.
B. Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue is a notable east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California, running through the Hollywood area and known for its historic residential neighborhoods and proximity to major Hollywood landmarks.
C. Geneva Avenue
Geneva Avenue is a major street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, known for its diverse residential and commercial areas and its proximity to the Fields Corner district.
D. Concord Avenue
Concord Avenue is a principal roadway running through Belmont, Massachusetts, serving as a key thoroughfare in the Belmont Center area and its historic district.
E. Porter Avenue
Porter Avenue is a historic, Olmsted-designed boulevard in Buffalo, New York, that forms part of the city’s landmark park and parkway system.
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: Washington Avenue (Albany, New York)
Target entity description: Washington Avenue in Albany, New York is a major thoroughfare that runs west from the city's downtown, passing key civic, educational, and cultural institutions.

A. Columbus Avenue
Columbus Avenue is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco known for running through the North Beach neighborhood and its vibrant mix of Italian eateries, cafes, and historic landmarks.
B. Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue is a notable east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California, running through the Hollywood area and known for its historic residential neighborhoods and proximity to major Hollywood landmarks.
C. Geneva Avenue
Geneva Avenue is a major street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, known for its diverse residential and commercial areas and its proximity to the Fields Corner district.
D. Concord Avenue
Concord Avenue is a principal roadway running through Belmont, Massachusetts, serving as a key thoroughfare in the Belmont Center area and its historic district.
E. Porter Avenue
Porter Avenue is a historic, Olmsted-designed boulevard in Buffalo, New York, that forms part of the city’s landmark park and parkway system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	street ⓘ thoroughfare ⓘ
hasFeature	intersections with one-way cross streets ⓘ sidewalks ⓘ traffic signals ⓘ
hasJunctionWith	Fuller Road (Albany County, New York) ⓘ Henry Johnson Boulevard ⓘ Interstate 90 ⓘ Lark Street (Albany, New York) ⓘ New York State Route 85 ⓘ Ontario Street (Albany, New York) ⓘ
hasLanes	multiple travel lanes in most segments ⓘ
hasPostalCodeArea	12203 ⓘ 12206 ⓘ 12210 ⓘ
hasPublicTransitOperator	Capital District Transportation Authority ⓘ
isMajorAccessRouteFor	New York State government complex in Albany ⓘ University at Albany Uptown Campus ⓘ linked to: State University of New York at Albany downtown Albany civic institutions ⓘ
locatedIn	Albany County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany New York (state) ⓘ linked to: New York United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
maintainedBy	City of Albany ⓘ linked to: Albany New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ
namedAfter	George Washington ⓘ
orientation	east–west ⓘ
partOf	City of Albany street network ⓘ linked to: Albany street network
passesBy	Albany City Hall ⓘ Albany High School ⓘ College of Saint Rose ⓘ linked to: The College of Saint Rose Empire State Plaza ⓘ linked to: Empire State Plaza complex New York State Capitol ⓘ linked to: New York State Capitol, Albany New York State Education Department Building ⓘ University at Albany, SUNY ⓘ linked to: State University of New York at Albany
passesThrough	Center Square neighborhood ⓘ Pine Hills neighborhood ⓘ
roadSurface	asphalt ⓘ
runsFrom	Downtown Albany ⓘ linked to: downtown Albany
usedFor	access to cultural institutions ⓘ access to educational institutions ⓘ access to government offices ⓘ commuter traffic ⓘ public transit routes ⓘ