Five Points, Manhattan
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Five Points, Manhattan was a notorious 19th-century New York City neighborhood known for its extreme poverty, crime, and dense immigrant population.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Five Points, Manhattan canonical | 9 |
| Five Points slum | 1 |
| Five Points, Manhattan (fictionalized) | 1 |
| Five Points, New York City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2659247 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Five Points, Manhattan Context triple: [Amsterdam Vallon, residence, Five Points, Manhattan]
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A.
Johnson Square
Johnson Square is a historic public square in Savannah, Georgia, known for its central location in the city’s original town plan and its prominent monuments and green space.
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B.
Fort Greene
Fort Greene is a historic and culturally vibrant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, known for its brownstone-lined streets, diverse community, and proximity to cultural institutions and parks.
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C.
Meatpacking District
The Meatpacking District is a trendy Manhattan neighborhood known for its cobblestone streets, high-end boutiques, nightlife, and the southern end of the High Line park.
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D.
St. Mark's Place
St. Mark's Place is a famed, historically bohemian stretch of East 8th Street in Manhattan’s East Village known for its vibrant nightlife, countercultural history, and eclectic mix of shops, bars, and restaurants.
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E.
Foley Square
Foley Square is a prominent public plaza and civic center in Lower Manhattan, New York City, known for its concentration of major federal, state, and municipal courthouses and government buildings.
- 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: Five Points, Manhattan Target entity description: Five Points, Manhattan was a notorious 19th-century New York City neighborhood known for its extreme poverty, crime, and dense immigrant population.
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A.
Johnson Square
Johnson Square is a historic public square in Savannah, Georgia, known for its central location in the city’s original town plan and its prominent monuments and green space.
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B.
Fort Greene
Fort Greene is a historic and culturally vibrant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, known for its brownstone-lined streets, diverse community, and proximity to cultural institutions and parks.
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C.
Meatpacking District
The Meatpacking District is a trendy Manhattan neighborhood known for its cobblestone streets, high-end boutiques, nightlife, and the southern end of the High Line park.
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D.
St. Mark's Place
St. Mark's Place is a famed, historically bohemian stretch of East 8th Street in Manhattan’s East Village known for its vibrant nightlife, countercultural history, and eclectic mix of shops, bars, and restaurants.
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E.
Foley Square
Foley Square is a prominent public plaza and civic center in Lower Manhattan, New York City, known for its concentration of major federal, state, and municipal courthouses and government buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former neighborhood
ⓘ
historic neighborhood ⓘ slum ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Dead Rabbits Riot
ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Rabbits
New York City Draft Riots ⓘ
linked to:
Draft Riots
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | symbol of 19th-century urban squalor in the United States ⓘ |
| declineBegan | late 19th century ⓘ |
| demographics |
African Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
German immigrants ⓘ Irish immigrants ⓘ Italian immigrants ⓘ mixed-race population ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Gangs of New York (2002 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York (book) ⓘ
linked to:
Gangs of New York
|
| developedOn | filled-in Collect Pond ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Jacob Riis ⓘ |
| documentedInWork | How the Other Half Lives ⓘ |
| formedByIntersectionOf |
Anthony Street
ⓘ
Cross Street ⓘ Little Water Street ⓘ
linked to:
Water Street
Mulberry Street ⓘ Orange Street ⓘ |
| hasNotableGang |
Bowery Boys
ⓘ
Dead Rabbits ⓘ Plug Uglies ⓘ Roach Guards ⓘ |
| hasNotableLocation |
Mission House
ⓘ
Paradise Square ⓘ The Old Brewery ⓘ |
| knownAs | one of the first racially integrated urban neighborhoods in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alcohol abuse
ⓘ
dance halls ⓘ dense immigrant population ⓘ disease ⓘ extreme poverty ⓘ gang activity ⓘ high crime ⓘ overcrowded tenements ⓘ political corruption ⓘ poor sanitation ⓘ prostitution ⓘ saloons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Civic Center, Manhattan
ⓘ
Lower Manhattan ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ present-day Chinatown, Manhattan ⓘ present-day Foley Square area ⓘ |
| namedAfter | intersection of five streets ⓘ |
| peakNotoriety |
1840s
ⓘ
1850s ⓘ |
| redevelopedInto |
Civic Center neighborhood
ⓘ
Columbus Park ⓘ Foley Square ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Five Points, Manhattan Description of subject: Five Points, Manhattan was a notorious 19th-century New York City neighborhood known for its extreme poverty, crime, and dense immigrant population.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York
linked to: Five Points, Manhattan
linked to: Five Points, Manhattan
linked to: Five Points, Manhattan
subject linked to:
real-life New York gang leader William Poole