Rochester

E22338

city

Rochester is a major city in western New York State known historically for its role in industry, photography, and social reform movements.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Rochester, New York	126
Rochester canonical	37
Rochester, New York, United States	22
City of Rochester	14
City of Rochester, New York	5
Rochester (New York)	1
Rochester metropolitan area	1
The Flower City	1
downtown Rochester, New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T27556 — 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: Rochester
Context triple: [New York, hasMajorCity, Rochester]

A. Buffalo
Buffalo is a major city in western New York State known for its industrial history, proximity to Niagara Falls, and namesake Buffalo-style chicken wings.
B. Albany
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, known as a historic political and cultural center in the northeastern United States.
C. Burlington
Burlington is a suburban town in Massachusetts known for its proximity to Boston and its mix of residential neighborhoods, office parks, and retail centers.
D. Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York is a historic city in the Hudson Valley that served as the first capital of New York State and is known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and waterfront district.
E. Bern
Bern is the capital city of Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and role as a political and cultural center.
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: Rochester
Target entity description: Rochester is a major city in western New York State known historically for its role in industry, photography, and social reform movements.

A. Buffalo
Buffalo is a major city in western New York State known for its industrial history, proximity to Niagara Falls, and namesake Buffalo-style chicken wings.
B. Albany
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, known as a historic political and cultural center in the northeastern United States.
C. Burlington
Burlington is a suburban town in Massachusetts known for its proximity to Boston and its mix of residential neighborhoods, office parks, and retail centers.
D. Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York is a historic city in the Hudson Valley that served as the first capital of New York State and is known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and waterfront district.
E. Bern
Bern is the capital city of Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and role as a political and cultural center.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Frederick Douglass ⓘ Susan B. Anthony ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
countySeatOf	Monroe County ⓘ
foundedIn	1817 ⓘ
hasAirport	Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution	George Eastman Museum ⓘ Memorial Art Gallery ⓘ Rochester Museum and Science Center ⓘ Strong National Museum of Play ⓘ
hasFestival	Rochester International Jazz Festival ⓘ
hasLandmark	High Falls ⓘ Highland Park ⓘ Kodak Tower ⓘ Mount Hope Cemetery ⓘ Susan B. Anthony House ⓘ
hasPerformingArtsOrganization	Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Rochester Americans ⓘ Rochester Knighthawks ⓘ Rochester Red Wings ⓘ
hasUniversity	Rochester Institute of Technology ⓘ University of Rochester ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor	abolitionism ⓘ flour milling industry ⓘ optics industry ⓘ photography industry ⓘ social reform movements ⓘ women's rights movement ⓘ
incorporatedAsCityIn	1834 ⓘ
locatedIn	Western New York ⓘ
locatedOn	Genesee River ⓘ southern shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ
namedAfter	Nathaniel Rochester ⓘ
nicknamed	The Flour City ⓘ The Flower City ⓘ linked to: Rochester
partOf	Rust Belt ⓘ
populationRankInNewYorkState	third-largest city in New York State (after New York City and Buffalo) ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
wasHomeTo	Bausch + Lomb ⓘ Eastman Kodak Company ⓘ Xerox Corporation ⓘ linked to: Xerox

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (208)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York → hasMajorCity → Rochester ⓘ

Erie Canal → passesThrough → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Lake Shore Limited → via → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

New York's 28th congressional district → includedPartOf → Rochester ⓘ

2013 NWSL Championship → city → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

2013 NWSL Championship → location → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Lake Ontario → hasCityOnShore → Rochester ⓘ

Amtrak Empire Corridor → primaryCityServed → Rochester ⓘ

Anna Murray Douglass → residence → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Attorney General of New York → hasOffice → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Western New York → hasMajorCity → Rochester ⓘ

Western New York → hasSecondLargestCity → Rochester ⓘ

William J. Hochul Jr. → workLocation → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Upstate New York (broad sense) → majorCity → Rochester ⓘ

Empire State → associatedWithCity → Rochester ⓘ

University of Rochester → locatedIn → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

University of Rochester → cityServed → Rochester metropolitan area ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Rochester → nicknamed → The Flower City ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Rochester Royals → basedIn → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Rochester Royals → city → Rochester ⓘ

Malcolm Glazer → placeOfBirth → Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Malcolm Glazer → burialPlace → Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota → namedAfter → Rochester, New York ⓘ

subject linked to: Rochester, Minnesota, United States

linked to: Rochester

Kate Gleason → placeOfBirth → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Kate Gleason → placeOfDeath → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Kate Gleason → residence → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Episcopal Diocese of Rochester → seeCity → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Episcopal Diocese of Rochester → territoryIncludes → City of Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Episcopal Diocese of Rochester → episcopalSee → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Würzburg → hasTwinTown → Rochester, New York ⓘ

subject linked to: Würzburg, Germany

linked to: Rochester

Louise Slaughter → residence → Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Louise Slaughter → livedIn → Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

New York's 25th congressional district → majorCity → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

New York's 25th congressional district → contains → City of Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Arthur Rock → placeOfBirth → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

George Eastman Award → location → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Western New York Flash → homeCity → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

William Conant Church → birthPlace → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Wellington Mara → placeOfBirth → Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Empire Service → servesCity → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Port of Rochester → locatedIn → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Port of Rochester → governedBy → City of Rochester ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Port of Rochester → ownedBy → City of Rochester ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Port of Rochester → operatedBy → City of Rochester ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Philip Barry → placeOfBirth → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Joe Simon → placeOfBirth → Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Eastman Kodak Company → headquartersLocation → Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Eastman Kodak Company → foundedIn → Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York → city → Rochester ⓘ

Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York → locatedIn → Rochester, New York ⓘ

linked to: Rochester

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Referenced by (208)

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