Howard Beach–JFK Airport station

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AirTrain JFK station New York City Subway station transportation hub

Howard Beach–JFK Airport station is a New York City Subway and AirTrain JFK transfer hub in Queens that provides access between the A train and John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Howard Beach–JFK Airport	4
Howard Beach–JFK Airport station canonical	3
Howard Beach–Long Island station	1
Lefferts Boulevard station	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T43238 — 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: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station
Context triple: [AirTrain JFK, connectsWith, Howard Beach–JFK Airport station]

A. Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station is a major New York City transit hub in Brooklyn that connects multiple subway lines with the Long Island Rail Road and serves the nearby Barclays Center arena.
B. Belmont Center station
Belmont Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop located in the commercial center of Belmont, Massachusetts.
C. Fulton Street station
Fulton Street station is a major New York City Subway complex in Lower Manhattan that serves multiple lines and connects to the Fulton Center transit hub.
D. Grand Central–42nd Street station
Grand Central–42nd Street station is a major New York City transit hub in Midtown Manhattan that connects multiple subway lines with Grand Central Terminal’s commuter rail services.
E. Penn Station (New York City)
Penn Station (New York City) is a major underground railroad station and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the United States, serving Amtrak, commuter rail, and subway lines in Midtown Manhattan.
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: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station
Target entity description: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station is a New York City Subway and AirTrain JFK transfer hub in Queens that provides access between the A train and John F. Kennedy International Airport.

A. Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station is a major New York City transit hub in Brooklyn that connects multiple subway lines with the Long Island Rail Road and serves the nearby Barclays Center arena.
B. Belmont Center station
Belmont Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop located in the commercial center of Belmont, Massachusetts.
C. Fulton Street station
Fulton Street station is a major New York City Subway complex in Lower Manhattan that serves multiple lines and connects to the Fulton Center transit hub.
D. Grand Central–42nd Street station
Grand Central–42nd Street station is a major New York City transit hub in Midtown Manhattan that connects multiple subway lines with Grand Central Terminal’s commuter rail services.
E. Penn Station (New York City)
Penn Station (New York City) is a major underground railroad station and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the United States, serving Amtrak, commuter rail, and subway lines in Midtown Manhattan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	AirTrain JFK station ⓘ New York City Subway station ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ
ADAAccessible	true ⓘ
airTrainFareCollection	separate paid area for AirTrain ⓘ
airTrainOperator	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ
borough	Queens ⓘ
connectsTo	AirTrain JFK ⓘ IND Rockaway Line ⓘ linked to: IND Rockaway Line (subway portion)
coordinates	40.6605°N 73.8308°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
division	IND ⓘ
fareControl	separate subway and AirTrain fare control areas ⓘ
fareSystem	MetroCard ⓘ OMNY ⓘ
hasConnection	kiss-and-ride area ⓘ local bus stops ⓘ park-and-ride lot ⓘ
hasElevators	true ⓘ
hasFreeTransfer	between A train platforms ⓘ
hasPaidTransfer	between subway and AirTrain JFK ⓘ
hasPlatformType	island platform ⓘ
locatedIn	Howard Beach, Queens ⓘ linked to: Howard Beach New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: New York Queens ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
near	Belt Parkway ⓘ Cross Bay Boulevard ⓘ
numberOfPlatforms	2 ⓘ
numberOfTracks	4 ⓘ
openedAs	Howard Beach–Long Island station ⓘ linked to: Howard Beach–JFK Airport station
openingDate	1956 ⓘ
operator	New York City Transit Authority ⓘ linked to: Metropolitan Transportation Authority
owner	City of New York ⓘ linked to: New York City
rebuildCompletion	2003 ⓘ
rebuiltFor	AirTrain JFK connection ⓘ
role	major transfer point for JFK Airport-bound passengers ⓘ
servedByLine	IND Rockaway Line ⓘ linked to: IND Rockaway Line (subway portion)
servedByService	A ⓘ
serves	John F. Kennedy International Airport ⓘ
structureType	elevated ⓘ
timezone	America/New_York ⓘ linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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