Friends of the High Line

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nonprofit organization parks conservancy

Friends of the High Line is a nonprofit organization that helped transform Manhattan’s abandoned elevated rail line into a public park and now oversees its programming, operations, and community engagement.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Friends of the High Line canonical	2
Friends of the Rail Park	1
The High Line (Friends of the High Line)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2499013 — 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: Friends of the High Line
Context triple: [High Line, maintainedBy, Friends of the High Line]

A. High Line
The High Line is an elevated linear park and greenway built on a historic freight rail line on Manhattan’s West Side, known for its landscaped walkways, public art, and views of New York City.
B. Central Park Conservancy
The Central Park Conservancy is a nonprofit organization responsible for managing, restoring, and preserving New York City's Central Park through public-private partnership.
C. Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation
Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation is a not-for-profit entity responsible for the planning, development, and operation of Brooklyn Bridge Park along the Brooklyn waterfront in New York City.
D. Prospect Park Alliance
Prospect Park Alliance is a nonprofit organization that partners with New York City to maintain, restore, and program Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.
E. New York Landmarks Conservancy
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, restoring, and advocating for historically significant buildings and sites throughout New York.
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: Friends of the High Line
Target entity description: Friends of the High Line is a nonprofit organization that helped transform Manhattan’s abandoned elevated rail line into a public park and now oversees its programming, operations, and community engagement.

A. High Line
The High Line is an elevated linear park and greenway built on a historic freight rail line on Manhattan’s West Side, known for its landscaped walkways, public art, and views of New York City.
B. Central Park Conservancy
The Central Park Conservancy is a nonprofit organization responsible for managing, restoring, and preserving New York City's Central Park through public-private partnership.
C. Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation
Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation is a not-for-profit entity responsible for the planning, development, and operation of Brooklyn Bridge Park along the Brooklyn waterfront in New York City.
D. Prospect Park Alliance
Prospect Park Alliance is a nonprofit organization that partners with New York City to maintain, restore, and program Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.
E. New York Landmarks Conservancy
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, restoring, and advocating for historically significant buildings and sites throughout New York.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ parks conservancy ⓘ
advocatesFor	creation of innovative public spaces ⓘ preservation of elevated rail infrastructure ⓘ
basedOn	adaptive reuse of an elevated freight rail line ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fieldOfWork	arts and cultural programming ⓘ community engagement ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ public space advocacy ⓘ urban design and planning ⓘ urban park management ⓘ
focusesOn	accessibility of public space ⓘ environmental sustainability in urban parks ⓘ neighborhood economic development around the High Line ⓘ
foundedFor	creation of a public park on the High Line ⓘ preservation of the High Line viaduct ⓘ stewardship of the High Line park ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Manhattan, New York City ⓘ linked to: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
helpedTransform	abandoned elevated rail line into a public park ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: New York
manages	High Line park ⓘ linked to: High Line
mission	to engage the surrounding community ⓘ to preserve and maintain the High Line as a public space for all ⓘ to provide public programming on the High Line ⓘ
name	Friends of the High Line ⓘ
nonprofitType	501(c)(3) organization ⓘ
notableWork	High Line park ⓘ linked to: High Line
operatesIn	Chelsea, Manhattan ⓘ Meatpacking District, Manhattan ⓘ linked to: Meatpacking District West Side of Manhattan ⓘ
organizes	community events on the High Line ⓘ educational programs on the High Line ⓘ public art installations on the High Line ⓘ
oversees	community engagement related to the High Line ⓘ operations of the High Line park ⓘ programming on the High Line park ⓘ
partnerOf	City of New York ⓘ linked to: New York City New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
usesFundingFrom	corporate sponsorships ⓘ philanthropic foundations ⓘ private donations ⓘ public grants ⓘ
website	https://www.thehighline.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

High Line → maintainedBy → Friends of the High Line ⓘ

Friends of the High Line → name → Friends of the High Line ⓘ

Rail Park → operator → Friends of the Rail Park ⓘ

subject linked to: Rail Park in Philadelphia

linked to: Friends of the High Line

Daniel L. Doctoroff → boardMemberOf → The High Line (Friends of the High Line) ⓘ